McCabe told Congress 'Gang of 8' leaders about FBI probe into Trump. They had no objection.
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The former acting director said on NBC's "Today" show that the president's "threats" against him have been "horrific" for him and his family.
Feb. 19, 2019, 7:07 AM CST / Updated Feb. 19, 2019, 10:07 AM CST
Former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe told NBC's "Today" show on Tuesday that he briefed congressional leaders about the counterintelligence investigation he had opened into President Donald Trump and that "no one objected."
"That's the important part here," McCabe told Savannah Guthrie, who had asked if he had informed the "Gang of Eight" bipartisan group of leaders on the Hill. "No one objected. Not on legal grounds, not on constitutional grounds and not based on the facts."
The purpose of the briefing in 2017 was to let the congressional leadership, including Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, then-House Speaker Paul Ryan and their Democratic counterparts, know what the FBI was doing in the probe into Russian election interference and possible collusion by the Trump campaign, McCabe said.
"Opening a case of this nature (is) not something that an FBI director, not something that an acting FBI director would do by yourself, right?" he said. "This was a recommendation that came to me from my team. I reviewed it with our lawyers. I discussed it at length with the deputy attorney general, and I told Congress what we had done."
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So, high ranking Repubs knew but did not go running to fox news like they did when Comey sent a letter informing them they were looking into more Hillary emails a few weeks before the election!! damn
Andrew McCabe: Congressional leaders did not object to Russia probe
Feb. 19, 201900:51
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