President Trump questioned Wednesday why Attorney General Jeff Sessions didn’t fire Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe when he took over as head of the Justice Department — the latest criticism leveled against his attorney general.
“Why didn’t A.G. Sessions replace Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe, a Comey friend who was in charge of Clinton investigation but got big dollars ($700,000) for his wife’s political run from Hillary Clinton and her representatives. Drain the Swamp!” Trump tweeted.
Why didn't A.G. Sessions replace Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe, a Comey friend who was in charge of Clinton investigation but got….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2017
…big dollars ($700,000) for his wife's political run from Hillary Clinton and her representatives. Drain the Swamp!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2017
McCabe served as deputy director of the FBI under former Director James Comey, and the Justice Department’s inspector general is examining whether McCabe should’ve recused himself from the investigation into Clinton’s email server.
McCabe’s wife, Jill, ran for the Virginia Senate in 2015 and received campaign donations from organizations tied to Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, a friend of the Clinton family.
According to campaign finance records, Jill McCabe received $675,288 from two groups affiliated with McAuliffe.
Sessions didn’t take any action against McCabe because he had recused himself from the FBI’s investigation into Russian meddling in the election in March.
Wednesday morning’s tweet about Sessions was the latest grievance the president has aired publicly about the former Alabama senator.
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Trump questions why Jeff Sessions didn't fire acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe https://t.co/BFUx0OkVHp pic.twitter.com/eDCpIG7CQ5
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) July 26, 2017
Why didn’t Trump fire Comey right after he took office since he was so upset about the way he handled Hillary? Why did Trump change his mind about pursuing an investigation about Hillary and suddenly decide she was a good person right after the election? There are just some questions in life that really bug ya. Right Mr. President?
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