Andrew McCabe controversies, from the Trump text scandal to his wife's failed campaign
FBI agent Peter Strzok was dismissed from Mueller’s Russia probe after being linked to a number of anti-Trump messages, including those calling Trump a “menace” and a “loathsome human.” An Aug. 15, 2016, text message Strzok sent to FBI lawyer Lisa Page apparently references an “insurance policy” against Trump winning the 2016 election. “I want to believe the path you threw out for consideration in Andy’s office - that there’s no way he gets elected - but I’m afraid we can’t take that risk,” Strzok said in the text message. “It’s like an insurance policy in the unlikely event you die before you’re 40.” The “Andy” mentioned in the text was possibly a reference to McCabe. What about his wife’s State Senate campaign? McCabe’s wife, Dr. Jill McCabe, ran for a Virginia State Senate seat in 2015. The political action committee for then-Virginia Governor McAuliffe, a Democrat and Clinton ally, donated $467,500 to her campaign, while the Virginia Democratic party gave $207,788, The Journal reported. Andrew McCabe was associate deputy director of the FBI at the time. McCabe “played no role, attended no events, and did not participate in fundraising or support of any kind,” the FBI told The Journal in a statement. “Months after the completion of her campaign, then-Associate Deputy Director McCabe was promoted to Deputy, where, in that position, he assumed for the first time, an oversight role in the investigation into Secretary Clinton’s emails.” Trump has been critical of the donations. Dr. McCabe later lost the race to her Republican opponent, incumbent Dick Black. Fox News’ Jake Gibson, Barnini Chakraborty, Madeline Farber, Lukas Mikelionis, Joseph Weber and The Associated Press also contributed to this report. Trending in Politics Several Democratic lawmakers are offering to hire ousted FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe in an attempt to help him still secure a full government pension after Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired him Friday. Ousted FBI official McCabe offered jobs by Dem lawmakers so he can get full pension When Donald Trump was elected, a lot of people in California signed a petition supporting the state’s secession from the U.S. It was hard to take the movement seriously—didn’t we fight a war over this? Are some states headed for Splitsville? Movement grows to allow sections of states to break away A New York Democratic congressman is being accused of promoting violence against President Trump after suggesting during a townhall that citizens may have to take up arms against the president if he doesn’t follow the law. Democrat suggests 'Second Amendment' remedy vs. Trump FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe was the second-in-command at the federal law enforcement agency. Andrew McCabe controversies, from the Trump text scandal to his wife's failed campaign
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