The lawyer of former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe accused President Trump of defamation on Friday.
In response to comments from Trump questioning why McCabe was not being investigated for donations his wife received during her bid for the Virginia state Senate from a political action committee launched by Clinton family ally and former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, attorney Michael Bromwich warned the president to “stop lying” about the McCabes.
“What prompts you to defame the McCabes every two weeks or so?” Bromwich tweeted. “There was no quid pro quo, as you falsely suggest. There was no misuse of campaign funds, as you have repeatedly and falsely suggested. You need to stop lying about the McCabes.”
What prompts you to defame the McCabes every two weeks or so? There was no quid pro quo, as you falsely suggest. There was no misuse of campaign funds, as you have repeatedly and falsely suggested. You need to stop lying about the McCabes. https://t.co/exQffv4O2i
— Michael R. Bromwich (@mrbromwich) May 18, 2018
Earlier, Trump tweeted, “Why isn’t disgraced FBI official Andrew McCabe being investigated for the $700,000 Crooked Hillary Democrats in Virginia, led by Clinton best friend Terry M (under FBI investigation that they killed) gave to McCabe’s wife in her run for office? Then dropped case on Clinton!”
Why isn’t disgraced FBI official Andrew McCabe being investigated for the $700,000 Crooked Hillary Democrats in Virginia, led by Clinton best friend Terry M (under FBI investigation that they killed) gave to McCabe’s wife in her run for office? Then dropped case on Clinton!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 18, 2018
Jill McCabe accepted thousands of dollars in donations for a Virginia state Senate election in 2015 from a political action committee headed by McAuliffe, who is close to the Clinton family and chaired Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential run.
Andrew McCabe assisted overseeing the FBI’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails after Jill McCabe’s bid for the state Senate ended in failure. The FBI, led by then-Director James Comey, did not recommend that Clinton face criminal charges for how she managed classified information.
Trump has repeatedly railed against the donations and blamed Andrew McCabe for harboring a bias against him. Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired Andrew McCabe earlier this year — just hours before he was going to retire with a full pension.
In April, the Department of Justice’s inspector general referred Andrew McCabe to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in D.C., a move which Bromwich called “unjustified.”
The inspector general sent the referral to federal prosecutors based on findings in report that Andrew McCabe “lacked candor” on four separate occasions. Three of those times were while Andrew McCabe was under oath.
