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==Career==

==Career==

McCabe began his career with the FBI in 1996 as a Special Agent in the New York Field Office. He first reported to the New York division, where he investigated a variety of organized crime matters. In 2003, he became the supervisory special agent of the Eurasian Organized Crime Task Force. McCabe remained with the Eurasian squad until 2006, when he was moved to FBI headquarters in Washington. McCabe served in a variety of leadership positions in the FBI during his career, including as the Assistant Director of the Counterterrorism Division, the Executive Assistant Director of the National Security Branch, and the Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI's Washington Field Office. On February 1, 2016, McCabe was appointed Deputy Director of the FBI, overseeing all FBI domestic and international investigative and intelligence activities. McCabe became Acting Director of the FBI on May 9, 2017, when FBI Director James Comey was fired for mishandling the Hillary Clinton email investigation. McCabe served as Acting Director until August 1, 2017, when [[Christopher Wray]] was confirmed by the Senate as the new FBI Director. At that time, McCabe resumed his duties as Deputy Director while still under investigation for misconduct, a position he held until January 29, 2018.

McCabe began his career with the FBI in 1996 as a Special Agent in the New York Field Office. He first reported to the New York division, where he investigated a variety of organized crime matters. In 2003, he became the supervisory special agent of the Eurasian Organized Crime Task Force. McCabe remained with the Eurasian squad until 2006, when he was moved to FBI headquarters in Washington. McCabe served in a variety of leadership positions in the FBI during his career, including as the Assistant Director of the Counterterrorism Division, the Executive Assistant Director of the National Security Branch, and the Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI's Washington Field Office. On February 1, 2016, McCabe was appointed Deputy Director of the FBI, overseeing all FBI domestic and international investigative and intelligence activities.  

 

On January 12, 2017, the same day the FBI lied to the [[FISA court]] for the second time while renwing the [[Carter Page]] FISA application, Inspector General (IG) [[Michael Horowitz]] began a review of [[Andrew McCabe]]'s role in the [[Clinton Foundation]] and [[Clinton email investigation]]s.<ref>https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2016-01-12%20DOJ%20OIG%20to%20CEG%20et%20al%20-%20Review%20of%20Clinton%20Investigation%20Process.pdf</ref><ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/doj-oig-investigation.jpg</ref>  McCabe became Acting Director of the FBI on May 9, 2017, when FBI Director James Comey was fired for mishandling the Hillary Clinton email investigation. The same day McCabe became Acting director, McCabe opened a [[criminal]] investigation into [[President Donald Trump]] and lied to FBI internal investigators about leaks he authorized to the ''Wall Street Journal'' two weeks before the [[2016 presidential election]] denying that the Clinton Foundation pay-to-play investigation had been shut down due to political influence. 

 

McCabe served as Acting Director until August 1, 2017, when [[Christopher Wray]] was confirmed by the Senate as the new FBI Director. At that time, McCabe resumed his duties as Deputy Director while still under investigation for misconduct, a position he held until January 29, 2018.

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