McCabe says McConnell and other Republicans knew about his Trump investigation — and didn't object


Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has revealed that when he opened an investigation into President Trump, members of Congress didn't object.
In a Tuesday appearance on Today, McCabe was asked whether Congress' "Gang of Eight" raised any issues when he briefed them on his opening of a counterintelligence investigation into the president in 2017. This group consisted of a number of prominent Republicans including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and former House Speaker Paul Ryan.
"No one objected," McCabe said. "Not on legal grounds, not on constitutional grounds, not based on the facts."
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McCabe reiterated that he's the one who made the decision to open the investigation and that FBI officials "thought it might be possible" that Trump was working for Russia. His new book is titled The Threat: How the FBI Protects America in the Age of Terror and Trump, and when McCabe was asked whether he believes Trump is a threat like the book title could suggest, he said, “I think it's entirely possible.”
Watch a portion of McCabe's interview below. Brendan Morrow
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