Deconstructing Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe's Statement Responding to His Firing

If I were his lawyer, I'd urge him to shut the hell up. But here is former FBI number two man Andrew McCabe's statement responding to his firing just hours before his pension would have kicked in.

...For the last year and a half, my family and I have been the targets of an unrelenting assault on our reputation and my service to this country. Articles too numerous to count have leveled every sort of false, defamatory and degrading allegation against us. The President’s tweets have amplified and exacerbated it all. He called for my firing. He called for me to be stripped of my pension after more than 20 years of service. And all along we have said nothing, never wanting to distract from the mission of the FBI by addressing the lies told and repeated about us...

Reminder, as of June 28, 2017, Andrew McCabe was the subject of 3 separate pending investigations:

1- Department of Justice Office of Inspector General examining his failure to recuse himself from the Clinton investigation due to his political relationship with McAuliffe.

— Nick Short 🇺🇸 (@PoliticalShort) March 17, 2018

2- OSC investigating allegations he violated the Hatch Act by engaging in political campaign activities.

3- Subject of a pending Equal EEO complaint by a female FBI agent for sex discrimination, alleging she was targeted for retaliation because of her complaint.

— Nick Short 🇺🇸 (@PoliticalShort) March 17, 2018

Flynn provided a letter of support for the complainant in that EEO case, which raises serious questions about why McCabe failed to recuse himself from investigations involving Flynn. Also, why was McCabe the approval authority for his own recusal memo? https://t.co/30MRkR7Q0s pic.twitter.com/4LLgt5VS5C

— Nick Short 🇺🇸 (@PoliticalShort) March 17, 2018

...The investigation by the Justice Department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) has to be understood in the context of the attacks on my credibility. The investigation flows from my attempt to explain the FBI’s involvement and my supervision of investigations involving Hillary Clinton. I was being portrayed in the media over and over as a political partisan, accused of closing down investigations under political pressure. The FBI was portrayed as caving under that pressure, and making decisions for political rather than law enforcement purposes. Nothing was further from the truth...

4 days after Lynch met w/Bill on tarmac, Strzok texted Page: “Timing looks like hell. Will appear choreographed.” Page responds, “It's real profile in courage since she knows no charges will be brought.” Undercuts Comey claim that he acted alone when recommending against charges. pic.twitter.com/7ZNJlzkSQ7

— Nick Short 🇺🇸 (@PoliticalShort) January 23, 2018

...In fact, this entire investigation stems from my efforts, fully authorized under FBI rules, to set the record straight on behalf of the Bureau, and to make clear that we were continuing an investigation that people in DOJ opposed...

So name names, Andy: who in the DOJ opposed the investigation? And what did you do about it? Why don't we know anything about your magnificent effort to bring Hillary to justice and how you battled the evil DOJ to do so?

...The OIG investigation has focused on information I chose to share with a reporter through my public affairs officer and a legal counselor. As Deputy Director, I was one of only a few people who had the authority to do that. It was not a secret, it took place over several days, and others, including the Director, were aware of the interaction with the reporter. It was the type of exchange with the media that the Deputy Director oversees several times per week. In fact, it was the same type of work that I continued to do under Director Wray, at his request. The investigation subsequently focused on who I talked to, when I talked to them, and so forth. During these inquiries, I answered questions truthfully and as accurately as I could amidst the chaos that surrounded me. And when I thought my answers were misunderstood, I contacted investigators to correct them...

Ah, the good old "chaos" defense.

All the liberals trying to stick up for McCabe: he commited perjury to Congress 4 times. He leaked classified intel to the press at least three times. He lied under oath on depositions two times. He rigged a court hearing to illegally spy on an American citizen.

10 felonies.

— 🗿SicSemp 🗿 (@LeonidasBowman) March 17, 2018

I don't think you guys can spin your way out of this one. The internal review notes McCabe lied under oath and leaked classified intel to the press. They are the ones who recommended his termination. The upcoming IG report should solidify everything. Bad week for Dems 😔

— Steven P. Crenshaw VIII (@StevieSleeves) March 17, 2018

But looking at that in isolation completely misses the big picture. The big picture is a tale of what can happen when law enforcement is politicized, public servants are attacked, and people who are supposed to cherish and protect our institutions become instruments for damaging those institutions and people...

.@Judgenap on Potential McCabe Firing: He Is the 'Poster Boy' for a Politicized FBI @AmericaNewsroom @SandraSmithFox https://t.co/yr7awE0hzt

— FoxNewsInsider (@FoxNewsInsider) March 15, 2018

...Here is the reality: I am being singled out and treated this way because of the role I played, the actions I took, and the events I witnessed in the aftermath of the firing of James Comey. The release of this report was accelerated only after my testimony to the House Intelligence Committee revealed that I would corroborate former Director Comey’s accounts of his discussions with the President. The OIG’s focus on me and this report became a part of an unprecedented effort by the Administration, driven by the President himself, to remove me from my position, destroy my reputation, and possibly strip me of a pension that I worked 21 years to earn. The accelerated release of the report, and the punitive actions taken in response, make sense only when viewed through this lens. Thursday’s comments from the White House are just the latest example of this...

...This attack on my credibility is one part of a larger effort not just to slander me personally, but to taint the FBI, law enforcement, and intelligence professionals more generally...

Democrat talking point - Turn the revelation of your corruption into an attack on the entire FBI. Nice try but the Real FBI were happy to see you go. They long for the day the FBI purges itself of political bias. Can not wait for the day you are charged for lying to Congress.

— Garth Cook (@garthcook65) February 3, 2018

...It is part of this Administration’s ongoing war on the FBI and the efforts of the Special Counsel investigation, which continue to this day. Their persistence in this campaign only highlights the importance of the Special Counsel’s work...

#Mueller investigation flouts Justice Department standards - my weekend @NRO column: https://t.co/TiZl9KAl1I

— Andrew C. McCarthy (@AndrewCMcCarthy) March 17, 2018

...I have always prided myself on serving my country with distinction and integrity, and I always encouraged those around me to do the same. Just ask them. To have my career end in this way, and to be accused of lacking candor when at worst I was distracted in the midst of chaotic events, is incredibly disappointing and unfair. But it will not erase the important work I was privileged to be a part of, the results of which will in the end be revealed for the country to see...

Andy, wasn't aware there was a distraction clause to allow you to lie to federal investigators because you "distracted in the midst of chaotic events".

No one gets fired from the FBI without credible evidence. #McCabefired!! pic.twitter.com/3GJ7vCGMuX

— Extortion17 ⚓️ (@CCCINNC) March 17, 2018

...I have unfailing faith in the men and women of the FBI and I am confident that their efforts to seek justice will not be deterred...

And I have unfailing faith that we will purge the rogue DOJ and FBI leaders under the Obama administration from the streets and lock them all up.

Hat tip: BadBlue Uncensored News.