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And by 2015 even officials at the Central Intelligence Agency became concerned about McCabe's contact with Russian officials, according to the federal law enforcement sources. The CIA's Counter-Espionage Division may have opened a formal a case on McCabe after intelligence about his contacts with Russians sparked a review of his foreign associates, sources said.
And by 2015 even officials at the Central Intelligence Agency became concerned about McCabe's contact with Russian officials, according to the federal law enforcement sources. The CIA's Counter-Espionage Division may have opened a formal a case on McCabe after intelligence about his contacts with Russians sparked a review of his foreign associates, sources said.
{{Quotebox|"There may have been an official case. I know for a fact he was looked at informally, where we would see what he was doing with foreign contacts. A formal case would be classified and I couldn’t get into the details if it hinged on Russian organized crime,"}} one CIA source confirmed. The agency source said McCabe was on the CIA's radar after 2009 and 2010 when agency officials got word McCabe may have he met with Deripaska in Europe.
{{Quotebox|"There may have been an official case. I know for a fact he was looked at informally, where we would see what he was doing with foreign contacts. A formal case would be classified and I couldn’t get into the details if it hinged on Russian organized crime,"}} one CIA source confirmed. The agency source said McCabe was on the CIA's radar after 2009 and 2010 when agency officials got word McCabe may have met with Deripaska in Europe.
FBI organized crime investigators had apparently been looking at [[Oleg Deripaska]] at the time of the meeting, FBI sources said and McCabe, as FBI brass, did not seek the proper approval from FBI Dir. [[Robert Mueller]] or [[DOJ]] brass to sit down with the Deripaska.
FBI organized crime investigators had apparently been looking at [[Oleg Deripaska]] at the time of the meeting, FBI sources said and McCabe, as FBI brass, did not seek the proper approval from FBI Dir. [[Robert Mueller]] or [[DOJ]] brass to sit down with the Deripaska.