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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>}}
[[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);<ref>https://archive.is/6ZbAI</ref> DNI [[James Clapper]] (who lied about the NSA gathering metadata on Americans);<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/16/nsa-violated-privacy-rules-audit</ref> 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>}}
{{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.