Andrew McCabe. (Jacquelyn Martin / TT / NTB Scanpix)

Demokrat ger McCabe jobb – kan få behålla sin pension

Den demokratiske ledamoten Mark Pocan erbjuder den sparkade vice FBI-chefen Andrew McCabe ett jobb, skriver The Hill. Beslutet kom två dagar före han var kvalificerad att få full pension från justitiedepartementet.

”Andrew, ring mig. Jag kan behöva en bra tvådagarsrapport om de största brottsfamiljerna i Washington DC”, skriver Pocan på Twitter.

Erbjudandet kommer efter medieuppgifter om att McCabe ändå kan kvalificera sig för pensionen om han anställs av en kongressledamot.

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Andrew McCabe
Wikipedia (en)
Andrew George McCabe (born March 18, 1968) is an American attorney who served as the Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from February 2016 to January 2018. From May 9, 2017, to August 2, 2017, McCabe was the Acting Director of the FBI after James Comey was dismissed by President Donald Trump. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions stated that McCabe was one of several candidates under consideration for Director. President Trump ultimately chose Christopher A. Wray, the former Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department's Criminal Division, to succeed Comey. Once Wray was sworn in, McCabe returned to the position of Deputy Director. On January 29, 2018, McCabe stepped down from his position as Deputy Director of the FBI. He was fired by Attorney General Jeff Sessions on March 16, 2018, only 26 hours before his scheduled retirement.
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