Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe on Thursday said his fired predecessor, James Comey, had not lost the confidence of rank-and-file FBI agents, contradicting a claim by the White House.
“Director Comey enjoyed broad support within the FBI and still does to this day,” McCabe said at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing.
White House Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Wednesday said the president, Justice Department and Congress had all lost confidence in Comey. “Most importantly,” she added, “the rank-and-file of the FBI had lost confidence in their director.”
McCabe told senators he did not agree with that characterization, adding that it “has been the greatest privilege and honor of my professional life to work with him.”
He also rebuked Sanders in her description of the FBI’s investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. On Wednesday, Sanders called the probe “probably one of the smallest things that they’ve got going on their plate.”
McCabe on Thursday said the FBI considers the Russia probe “a highly significant investigation.”
McCabe also pledged to alert the Senate Intelligence Committee if there is any political interference in the bureau’s Russia investigation.
“There has been no effort to impede our investigation to date,” McCabe said. “It is my opinion and belief that the FBI will continue to pursue this investigation vigorously and completely.”
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Acting FBI director contradicts White House on James Comey https://t.co/jw7HmRlnPH pic.twitter.com/htlEtPB8Gg
— POLITICO (@politico) May 11, 2017
Whole lot of contradicting going on.
Acting FBI director contradicts White House: “Comey enjoyed broad support within the FBI and still does to this day” pic.twitter.com/TyKR6qP2kN
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) May 11, 2017
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