This story was updated at 4:05 p.m.
Democratic lawmakers have offered to hire fired former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe so that he can qualify for his pension.
McCabe’s employment was terminated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions less than 48 hours before he would have qualified for his pension, a day that was also his 50th birthday.
Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., asked McCabe on Twitter to “call him.”
“I could use a good two-day report on the biggest crime families in Washington, D.C.,” he wrote.
Andrew call me. I could use a good two-day report on the biggest crime families in Washington, D.C. https://t.co/DYVP00Em0x
— Rep. Mark Pocan (@repmarkpocan) March 17, 2018
Pocan was responding to a tweet by MSNBC journalist Andrea Mitchell, who said if a member of Congress were to hire him then he could qualify for pensions benefits by working a couple of extra days.
Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., made a similar offer to McCabe, saying that, “We have to stand up to bullies,” citing President Trump and Sessions, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., urged McCabe to send him a direct message on Twitter to help with his work on the House Judiciary Committee “dealing with threats to the Constitution and the rule of law in America.”
“You’re perfect for the job,” he wrote. “DM me”
To Andrew McCabe: If you need a federal job, call me on Monday. I am serious. We have to stand up to bullies like @realDonaldTrump & @jeffsessions @USAGSessions #Resist #twill #AndrewMcCabeFired #standuptobullies #chicago @Comey
— Luis V. Gutierrez (@RepGutierrez) March 17, 2018
Andrew McCabe: I have the need to hire a Special Senior Staff Attorney to help me with my work on the House Judiciary Committee dealing with threats to the Constitution and the rule of law in America. You’re perfect for the job. DM me.
— Rep. Jamie Raskin (@RepRaskin) March 17, 2018
Sessions has cited “alleged misconduct” for McCabe’s firing following an investigation by the Office of the Inspector General and the FBI’s Office of Professional Responsibility.
Sessions said in a statement that he fired McCabe because the investigations concluded he “had made an unauthorized disclosure to the news media and lacked candor − including under oath − on multiple occasions.” The report hasn’t been released to the public.
McCabe has said that he has been the target of political attacks and was authorized to speak to the media.
