McCabe (former FBI vice director) says he ordered the obstruction of justice probe of President Trump

[stew]

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/andrew...f-justice-case-of-president-trump-60-minutes/

The full interview will be broadcast on 60 Minutes, Sunday, February 17 at 7:00 p.m., ET/PT.

Soon after speaking to President Trump about the firing of his boss James Comey, Andrew McCabe, who became the bureau's acting director, began obstruction of justice and counterintelligence investigations involving the president and his ties to Russia. In his first television interview since his own firing, McCabe tells 60 Minutes' Scott Pelley he wanted those inquiries to be documented and underway so they would be difficult to quash without raising scrutiny.

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"There were meetings at the Justice Department at which it was discussed whether the vice president and a majority of the Cabinet could be brought together to remove the president of the United States under the 25th Amendment," Pelley said. "These were the eight days from Comey's firing to the point that Robert Mueller was appointed special counsel. And the highest levels of American law enforcement were trying to figure out what do with the president."

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Pelley said McCabe confirms in their interview that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein offered to wear a wire in meetings with President Trump. Previously, a Justice Department statement claimed that Rosenstein made the offer sarcastically, but McCabe said it was taken seriously.

"McCabe in [the 60 Minutes] interview says no, it came up more than once and it was so serious that he took it to the lawyers at the FBI to discuss it," Pelley told "CBS This Morning."

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[Surfinn]

I'm surprised he's just letting all this go in a 60 min interview.

Pelley said McCabe confirms in their interview that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein offered to wear a wire in meetings with President Trump. Previously, a Justice Department statement claimed that Rosenstein made the offer sarcastically, but McCabe said it was taken seriously.

"McCabe in [the 60 Minutes] interview says no, it came up more than once and it was so serious that he took it to the lawyers at the FBI to discuss it," Pelley told "CBS This Morning."

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Oh wow

 

[0VERBYTE]

Id hoped it was more than just 1 man that ordered it.

 

[sfedai0]

Too soon McCabe.

 

[EssBeeVee]

oh. thats what trumps tweet was all about this morning.

 

[junomars]

The timing of this doesn't exactly reflect well on McCabe. You couldn't wait until Mueller is done to go on your media run?

 

[Finale Fireworker]

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