Daily Mail: Former FBI number-two Andy McCabe says he launched Russia investigation after Comey's firing because he worried Trump won 'with the aid of the government of Russia' – and feared the probe would 'vanish' if he got the axe
* McCabe says in a forthcoming book that he formally launched the FBI's Russia probe because he feared he might be fired after James Comey got his pink-slip
* Tells '60 Minutes' that he wanted a paper trail in case President Trump let him go or transferred him
* Feared the case might 'be closed or vanish in the night without a trace
The FBI's former acting director said he began an obstruction of justice and counterintelligence investigation involving President Donald Trump and his ties to Russia shortly after Trump fired bureau Director James Comey in May 2017, CBS News reported on Thursday.
'The next day I met with the team investigating the Russia cases,' he said in an interview scheduled for broadcast on Sunday's '60 Minutes' program.
Former FBI Acting Director Andrew McCabe said he was disturbed by his conversation with Trump following Comey's dismissal and got the investigations started immediately.
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WNU Editor: Unbelievable. A former acting FBI Director is now bragging that after the 2016 election the entire FBI hierarchy and senior officials in the Justice Department sat down and made the decision to do what is necessary to "take out" a duly elected President. Just think about that for a few seconds. And all of these people worked for President Obama. I have always known since Day One that the political and media narrative of Russian - Trump collusion was a hoax, and the Hillary paid Russian dossier was the tool that was used to start the Mueller investigation and to promote the media story-line that President Trump won the election because of the Russians. And for the past two years I have received a lot of grief over this from commentators on this blog and from people I know. Now we know from the U.S. Senate Intelligence committee that there is zero evidence of Russian collusion. The Mueller Counsel is now leaking that they have nothing on Russian collusion. And the media narrative is now shifting from Russian collusion to "obstruction of justice" ?!?!?!?!? These people are sick and very dangerous. To make this right a Special Counsel must be established to investigate all of this, and that all of the players involved .... McCabe, Brennan, Comey, Clapper, Orr, Steele, Strojk, Rosenstein, Hillary Clinton, Fusion GPS, etc., must be held to account.
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Andrew McCabe says officials discussed removing Trump after Comey firing -- The Guardian
McCabe says DOJ talked 25th Amendment, Rosenstein offer to wear wire around Trump was serious: report -- The Hill
McCabe says he opened investigations into Trump to put Russia probe 'on solid ground' -- Politico
Ex-FBI chief says he feared Trump would kill Russia probe -- AFP
McCabe: There were discussions at DOJ to remove Trump from office -- Yahoo News
Revealed: Justice Department officials held meetings about recruiting Mike Pence to help force Trump out of office using the 25th Amendment, says James Comey's fired deputy -- Daily Mail
Justice Department discussed forcing Donald Trump out of office, former FBI chief admits -- The Telegraph
