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 ===Coup attempt===
-Although the details remain complex, the structure underlying [[Spygate]]—the creation of the false narrative that candidate Donald Trump colluded with Russia, and the spying on his presidential campaign—remains surprisingly simple:
+Although the details remain complex, the structure underlying [[Spygate]]—the creation of the false [[narrative]] that candidate Donald Trump colluded with Russia, and the spying on his presidential campaign—remains surprisingly simple:
 . CIA Director [[John Brennan]], with some assistance from Director of National Intelligence [[James Clapper]], gathered foreign intelligence and fed it throughout our domestic Intelligence Community.

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-[[Category:Trump-Russia Collusion Hoax]]
+[[Category:Trump-Russia Collusion Hoax]][[Category:Anti-Trump]]
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 [[Category:Hillary Clinton email scandal]]
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-[[Category:Clinton Scandals]]
+[[Category:Clinton Scandals]][[Category:Fake News]]
 [[Category:Hillary Clinton]]
 [[Category:Corruption]]
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 McCabe was fired for misconduct in March 2018 after a year-long internal investigation and on recommendation of the FBI Office of Professional Responsibility for lying to investigators when he claimed disgraced FBI Director [[James Comey]] authorized [[leak]]s to the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' about the investigations into the [[Clinton Foundation]] which McCabe was overseeing.  McCabe's wife had taken $700,000 from Clinton donors shortly after the investigations began and McCabe never recused himself.
-McCabe lied to FBI internal Inspection Division (INSD) investigators on the very day he became Acting FBI Director. McCabe repeated the lie several times under oath, including to the non-partisan Office of Inspector General. McCabe's case was referred to the [[US Attorney]] for [[criminal]] prosecution.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/inspector-general-referred-findings-on-mccabe-to-us-attorney-for-consideration-of-criminal-charges/2018/04/19/a200cabc-43f3-11e8-8569-26fda6b404c7_story.html?utm_term=.e5720a1cd0b0</ref>
+McCabe lied to FBI internal Inspection Division (INSD) investigators on the very day he became Acting FBI Director. McCabe repeated the lie several times under oath, including to the non-partisan Office of Inspector General. McCabe's case was referred to the [[US Attorney]] for [[criminal]] prosecution.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/inspector-general-referred-findings-on-mccabe-to-us-attorney-for-consideration-of-criminal-charges/2018/04/19/a200cabc-43f3-11e8-8569-26fda6b404c7_story.html?utm_term=.e5720a1cd0b0</ref>  McCabe was removed from the FBI in 2018 for his role in the attempted [[subversion]] of the [[2016 presidential election]] in [[collusion]] with the [[Democratic party]] and [[Deep State coup 1.0]] against President Donald Trump.
 ==Career==

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 The DAG then related his experiences at the [[White House]] on Monday, 05/08/2017. He began by stating that he had the feeling that the decision to fire the Director had been made before he arrived. At the White House, he first met with White House Counsel Donald McGahn, who told him that the President had drafted a letter to Director Comey that McGahn did not want the President to send. Shortly thereafter they met with the President and Attorney General [[Jeff Sessions]], and possibly others, in the [[Oval Office]]. President Trump told the DAG he had written a letter to Director Comey, asked the DAG if he had seen the letter, and instructed McGahn to provide the DAG with a copy. The DAG described the I letter to me as being a long list, possibly several pages, of the President's complaints with Director Comey. Among those complaints was a discussion about the FBI's Russia investigation, as well as a paragraph about the FBI Deputy Director. The DAG indicated to me that he retained a copy of the President's letter. The DAG said he told the President [redacted completion of sentence]  The President then directed the DAG to write a memo explaining the reasoning for Director Comey's termination and that the DAG should include Russia. The DAG said to the President he did not think this was a good idea and that  his memo did not need to include Russia. The President replied that he understood, but that he was asking the DAG to include Russia anyway. As our conversation continued the DAG proposed that he could potentially wear a recording device into the Oval Office to collect additional evidence on the President's true intentions. He said he thought this might be possible because he was not searched when he entered the White House. I told him that I would discuss the opportunity with my investigative team and get back to him.
-We discussed the issue of appointing a Special Counsel to oversee the FBI's Russia investigation. The DAG said he has two candidates ready, one of whom could start immediately [2 lines redacted] The DAG said he left a copy of the delegation with Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security Dana Boente to execute in the DAG's i absence if the DAG were suddenly removed from his position. [2 lines redacted] He anticipated that he may be terminated when he puts the Special Counsel in place, in light of the president's anger with AG Sessions when the AG recused himself from the Russia investigation. The DAG further stated that he was told that others heard the President tell the AG "you were supposed to protect me."
+We discussed the issue of appointing a Special Counsel to oversee the FBI's Russia investigation. The DAG said he has two candidates ready, one of whom could start immediately [2 lines redacted] The DAG said he left a copy of the delegation with Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security [[Dana Boente]] to execute in the DAG's i absence if the DAG were suddenly removed from his position. [2 lines redacted] He anticipated that he may be terminated when he puts the Special Counsel in place, in light of the president's anger with AG Sessions when the AG recused himself from the Russia investigation. The DAG further stated that he was told that others heard the President tell the AG "you were supposed to protect me."
 The DAG related to me that on Sunday, 05/14/2017, the AG asked him to participate in the interview of [redacted] for position of FBI Director. [several lines redacted]

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 On April 13, 2018, the independent and non-partisan Department of Justice Office of Inspector General released its report on McCabe's firing. The OIG report {{Quotebox|concluded that McCabe’s decision to confirm the existence of the [[Clinton Foundation]] Investigation through an anonymously sourced quote, recounting the content of a phone call with a senior Department official in a manner designed to advance his personal interests at the expense of Department leadership, was clearly not within the public interest exception. We therefore concluded that McCabe’s disclosure of the existence of an ongoing investigation in this manner violated the FBI’s and the Department’s media policy and constituted misconduct.<ref>https://www.scribd.com/document/376296306/DOJ-OIG-Report-on-Andrew-McCabe-April-13th-Release?campaign=SkimbitLtd&ad_group=725X700959X71d69d99c58d16967f9220546379e02c&keyword=660149026&source=hp_affiliate&medium=affiliate</ref>}}
-McCabe also is implicated in the FBI's offer to pay Christopher Steele for more fabricated information in Hillary Clinton's opposition research ''Steele dossier''. Neither did McCabe recuse himself from the Russia investigation, despite failing to act on a FARA (Foreign Agents Registration Act) complaint against FusionGPS, Christopher Steele's employer, as an unregistered foreign agent of the Russian government.
+McCabe also is implicated in the FBI's offer to pay Christopher Steele for more fabricated information in Hillary Clinton's opposition research ''Steele dossier''. Neither did McCabe recuse himself from the Russia investigation, despite failing to act on a FARA ([[Foreign Agents Registration Act]]) complaint against FusionGPS, Christopher Steele's employer, as an unregistered foreign agent of the Russian government.
 In addition to the Inspector General's referral of the McCabe evidence to [[John Huber]] for lying to investigators, Congress has made a criminal referral for violations of 18 USC 1001, 18 USC 1621, 18 USC 1505, and for signing the [[Carter Page]] FISA application that contained unverified and false  information, violations of 18 USC 242, 18 USC 1505 and 18 USC 1515b.

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 On January 12, 2017, the same day the Department of Justice and FBI lied to the [[FISA court]] for the second time while renewing the [[Carter Page]] FISA application, Inspector General (IG) [[Michael Horowitz]] began a review of Andrew McCabe's role in the [[Clinton Foundation]] pay-to-play 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>
-On the same day (May 10,2017) McCabe assumed office of Acting FBI Director, after Dir. Comey had been fired for mishandling the Hillary Clinton email investigation, McCabe opened a [[criminal]] investigation into [[President Trump]] which became the [[Mueller investigation]] obstruction inquiry.  That same day again, McCabe lied to internal FBI investigators about [[leak]]s 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 and meddling, the Inspector General determined.
+On the same day (May 10, 2017) McCabe assumed office of Acting FBI Director, after Dir. Comey had been fired for mishandling the Hillary Clinton email investigation, McCabe opened a [[criminal]] investigation into [[President Trump]] which became the [[Mueller investigation]] obstruction inquiry.  That same day again, McCabe lied to internal FBI investigators about [[leak]]s 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 and meddling, the Inspector General determined.
 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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 ==McCabe defense==
 ===''NYT'' leak===
-In September 2019 ''The Daily Caller'''s Chuck Ross reported, ''*Chuck Ross: Andrew McCabe’s Lawyer Wants To Find Out What The Grand Jury Is Up To.''<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2019/09/13/andrew-mccabe-email-grand-jury-indictment/</ref> McCabe’s defense attorney, [[Michael Bromwich]] (also the attorney for [[Christine Blasey Ford]] in the [[Kavanaugh smear]] hearings), leaked his communication with U.S. Attorney for DC, [[Jessie Liu]], to the ''[[New York Times]]''.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/13/us/politics/andrew-mccabe-grand-jury.html</ref>  The purpose of Bromwich's letter to Jessie Liu was to push information gained within the [[Lawfare network]] into the media narrative.   It was transparently obvious that Lawfare allied lawyers who left the U.S. Attorneys Office in DC were leaking what they know to the Lawfare allied members on former deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe’s defense.  Bromwich could not directly say he was aware of [[Grand Jury]] evidence, because such information would be illegal to acquire.  However, current and former DOJ officials leaked to the ''New York Times'' and ''[[Washington Post]]'', and Bromwich could then cite the reporting on those leaks.
+In September 2019 ''The Daily Caller'''s Chuck Ross reported, ''*Chuck Ross: Andrew McCabe's Lawyer Wants To Find Out What The Grand Jury Is Up To.''<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2019/09/13/andrew-mccabe-email-grand-jury-indictment/</ref> McCabe’s defense attorney, [[Michael Bromwich]] (also the attorney for [[Christine Blasey Ford]] in the [[Kavanaugh smear]] hearings), leaked his communication with U.S. Attorney for DC, [[Jessie Liu]], to the ''[[New York Times]]''.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/13/us/politics/andrew-mccabe-grand-jury.html</ref>  The purpose of Bromwich's letter to Jessie Liu was to push information gained within the [[Lawfare network]] into the media narrative.   It was transparently obvious that Lawfare allied lawyers who left the U.S. Attorneys Office in DC were leaking what they know to the Lawfare allied members on former deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe’s defense.  Bromwich could not directly say he was aware of [[Grand Jury]] evidence, because such information would be illegal to acquire.  However, current and former DOJ officials leaked to the ''New York Times'' and ''[[Washington Post]]'', and Bromwich could then cite the reporting on those leaks.
 Pushing this information into the public sphere supports the objective of the defense; however, the Lawfare alliance cannot admit how they gained that information -leaks from allies inside the DOJ- because that would be illegal.
-Leaks to the ''NYT'' and ''WaPo'' are how the Lawfare alliance push their narrative.  These are the same DOJ/FBI officials who leaked to the same media when constructing the [[Russia collusion  hoax]] narrative around the [[2016 Trump campaign]].  The same exact people.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/09/13/mccabes-lawfare-alliance-working-with-media-allies-to-frame-defense/</ref>
+Leaks to the ''NYT'' and ''WaPo'' are how the Lawfare alliance push their narrative.  These are the same DOJ/FBI officials who leaked to the same media when constructing the [[Russia collusion hoax]] narrative around the [[2016 Trump campaign]].  The same exact people.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/09/13/mccabes-lawfare-alliance-working-with-media-allies-to-frame-defense/</ref>
 ===''Politico'' leak===
-A leak from McCabe’s legal team to a Lawfare ally at ''[[Politico]]'', Natasha Bertrand, ended with a spectacular fail.  Andrew McCabe’s legal team told Bertrand that Obama officials were lined up to speak as character witnesses in his defense.  To support their claim team McCabe leaked an email written to the [[DOJ]]:
+A leak from McCabe’s legal team to a Lawfare ally at ''[[Politico]]'', Natasha Bertrand, ended with a spectacular fail.  Andrew McCabe's legal team told Bertrand that Obama officials were lined up to speak as character witnesses in his defense.  To support their claim team McCabe leaked an email written to the [[DOJ]]:
 {{quotebox|"A cavalcade of Obama-era [[national security]] leaders have committed to testify on behalf of former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe should he face trial over allegations that he misled officials about leaks to the media.
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 [[Mary McCord (DOJ)]], a career DOJ attorney who oversaw the government’s Russia probe as acting head of the DOJ’s National Security Division, and David Cohen, the No. 2 at the [[CIA]] from 2015 to 2017, are also lined up to speak on McCabe’s behalf."<ref>https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/16/obamas-team-defends-andrew-mccabe-trial-1498129</ref>}}
-The people outlined by McCabe’s lawyers are notoriously well known public fibbers themselves including:  CIA Director John Brennan (who lied to congress about spying on the Senate intelligence committee); DNI [[James Clapper]] (who lied about the NSA gathering metadata on Americans); former AG [[Eric Holder]] (who was held in contempt of congress for lying); and [[Susan Rice]] (infamous for lying about the [[Benghazi massacre]] YouTube video).  A few hours later, Bertrand walked-back the entire premise of her article:
+The people outlined by McCabe's lawyers are notoriously well known public fibbers themselves including:  CIA Director John Brennan (who lied to congress about spying on the Senate intelligence committee); DNI [[James Clapper]] (who lied about the NSA gathering metadata on Americans); former AG [[Eric Holder]] (who was held in contempt of congress for lying); and [[Susan Rice]] (infamous for lying about the [[Benghazi massacre]] YouTube video).  A few hours later, Bertrand walked-back the entire premise of her article:
 {{quotebox|"It would appear the claims made by Andrew McCabe; which were based on communications also shared with potential DOJ prosecutors; were made without ever contacting Brennan, Clapper, Holder and Rice for their consent."<ref>https://twitter.com/NatashaBertrand/status/1173708090623107074</ref>}}
-McCabe, who is being accused of lying under oath, lied about the production of character witnesses who the defense claimed were going to speak about McCabe’s integrity.  In essence, he lied about the character witnesses.
+McCabe, who is being accused of lying under oath, lied about the production of character witnesses who the defense claimed were going to speak about McCabe's integrity.  In essence, he lied about the character witnesses.
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 FBI Chief Counselor [[James Baker (DOJ)]]  was fired two hours after McCabe's testimony.<ref>http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-22/fbi-fires-suspected-leaker-and-comey-ally-james-baker</ref> Associate Dep. Attn. Gen. [[Bruce Ohr]] was demoted, and there were calls for McCabe's firing.<ref>https://www.populistwire.com/politics/top-republican-senator-grassely-wants-mcgabe-replaced-after-fbi-trail-of-corruption-comes-to-fruition/</ref> Ohr withheld from his boss, [[Rod Rosenstein]], his secret meetings with Steele and Simpson, and the fact his wife [[Nellie Ohr]] helped author the phony dossier.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/12/20/mccabe-draws-blank-on-democrats-funding-trump-dossier-new-subpoenas-planned.html</ref> The House Committees began investigating possible criminal activity among Obama holdovers in DOJ & FBI.<ref>https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/20/house-republicans-quietly-investigate-doj-fbi-310121?lo=ap_f1</ref>
-McCabe wrote a memo to himself after DAG (Deputy Atorney General) [[Rod Rosenstein]] agreed to participate in the [[coup]]:
+McCabe wrote a memo to himself after DAG (Deputy Attorney General) [[Rod Rosenstein]] agreed to participate in the [[Deep State coup]] as well as portions intended to cover McCabe's alleged Hatch Act violations:
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 The DAG related to me that on Sunday, 05/14/2017, the AG asked him to participate in the interview of [redacted] for position of FBI Director. [several lines redacted]
-The DAG told me that he informed the AG that I should remain in my role as Acting Director until the permanent Director was chosen.  The DAG opined that my only "problem" was that some people believe that I was involved in my wife's 2015 campaign for State Senate in [[Virginia]]. The DAG said it was a "credibility problem" because after having told him during my May 13 interview that I played no role in her campaign and attended no campaign events, the DAG said a staffer had provided him with a photograph found on the internet of me and my wife wearing Or. Jill McCabe campaign t-shirts. The DAG suggested that this photograph contradicted my statement that I had not campaigned for my wife. I pointed out to the DAG that the photograph he saw was taken not at a campaign event, but rather at [redacted] I further informed the DAG that I confirmed with my ethics counsel at FBI that the [[Hatch Act]] does not prohibit wearing a campaign button or shirt away from the office, and that attending [redacted] wearing such a shirt does not constitute proscribed political activity.}}
+The DAG told me that he informed the AG that I should remain in my role as Acting Director until the permanent Director was chosen.  The DAG opined that my only "problem" was that some people believe that I was involved in my wife's 2015 campaign for State Senate in [[Virginia]]. The DAG said it was a "credibility problem" because after having told him during my May 13 interview that I played no role in her campaign and attended no campaign events, the DAG said a staffer had provided him with a photograph found on the internet of me and my wife wearing Or. Jill McCabe campaign t-shirts. The DAG suggested that this photograph contradicted my statement that I had not campaigned for my wife. I pointed out to the DAG that the photograph he saw was taken not at a campaign event, but rather at [redacted] I further informed the DAG that I confirmed with my ethics counsel at FBI that the [[Hatch Act]] does not prohibit wearing a campaign button or shirt away from the office, and that attending [redacted] wearing such a shirt does not constitute proscribed political activity.<ref>[https://www.judicialwatch.org/documents/jw-v-doj-mccabe-rosenstein-memo-00388/ ''Judicial Watch vs. DOJ'' MCCABE ROSENSTEIN MEMO 00388]</ref>}}
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