McCabe Steps Down - Night of the Long Knives Looming?

[MineralMan]

Could be. The day before the SOTU would just be perfect for starting a constitutional crisis, Trump may think. Uff da!

[cilla4progress]

1. I

believe so.

Joe will need to re-write his speech. I am so looking forward to it.

[HopeAgain]

2. wasn't this announced weeks ago?

I thought I had read about this coming like a month ago...

[unblock]

3. he previously announced that he's retiring in march.

now he announced that he's stepping down from his post and on leave until he can retire with full benefits.

[MineralMan]

4. Yes, but he stepped down today, and suddenly.

Watch for stuff.

[uppityperson]

7. Looks like taking vacation time, but we'll see

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/fbi-deputy-director-andrew-mccabe-stepping-down-n842176

"McCabe will remain on the FBI payroll until he is eligible to retire with full benefits in mid-March, the sources said

[Dawson Leery]

6. He planned to leave in early March.

Something is happening and it is not good.

[NightWatcher]

8. CBS News is reporting he was forced out today and told to be out of the building by noon.

Link to tweet

If he were hanging around to cash out terminal leave, why the rush to get him out of the building?

[MineralMan]

13. Very interesting, if true.

What's next, one wonders?

[NightWatcher]

15. CNN has their guy saying it was McCabe's decision now

This is just batshit crazy.

I cashed in two months of terminal leave myself from a quasi-government job and there was no drama like this. I just stopped coming in one day and my end date was two months later. There was no back and forth or deadline to leave the building.

[workinclasszero]

14. WOW!

FORCED out people!

[FarCenter]

18. This means he has lost access to FBI records and systems, if true.

Likely also all clearances and can't communicate with other FBI personnel as well.

[bluedigger]

5. He's just taking accrued vacation time before retirement.

Just like you or I would do. Timing is pure coincidence.

[Wwcd]

9. McCabe is set to retire 6 weeks from now..hmm. Perhaps he's a witness for Mueller

STOU may be the moment of Trump's grand Constitutional Crises, or Mueller unseals the indictments before Trump burns the place down.

Would be handy to arrest them all while they're gathered in one place for Trump's speech.
Ok, that's a fantasy but a SOTU mass perp walk sure would be nice & it would be televised around the globe.


However, and I'm not sure of this, but
without McCabe, does that open the door to firing Rosenstein? Didn't he stand in the way when Trump wanted to fire Rosenstein & Mueller?

Hope McCabe already met with Mueller.

Ok this resignation is significant but we'll have to find out more details ..
It's gettin icky!

[workinclasszero]

10. Rosenstein next on Trump's hit list?

Trump's most desperate move yet? Here's what pushing out Rod Rosenstein would mean.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210157185

[Wwcd]

11. His stepping down also means he could now be a witness in the Obstruction case.

He was "forced out".
That's the unsettling point in this story

[nocalflea]

12. He's a witness to obstruction by Trump's team and Trump.

Forcing him out could solidify obstruction investigation findings if he is being "forced out".

I'm also inclined to believe this is a distraction if the force out is true.

[mr_lebowski]

16. Wasn't McCabe significant for his work on the Hillary Email thing ...

His wife and McAuliffe and all that?

Is he directly involved with TrumpRussiaGate investigation back when it was part of FBI?

He wasn't the one 'protecting' Rosenstein was he? Wasn't that Wray?

[davekriss]

17. It's coming!

Why anyone thinks this neo-fascist regime would respect the rule of law and allow their crimes to be revealed, is beyond me. I wish it weren't so, but I don't have high faith that justice will be had.

[workinclasszero]

19. I think you are right

Rosenstein will be next, then Mueller.

It could happen this week.

Get ready to march people, its all we got against the Russian coup by Trump and the republican party coming down the tracks like a freight train!

[bluestarone]

20. i feel Russia is pushing this!!!!!!!!!!

they want America pushed into a constitutional crisis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And what will the russian Repugs do? NOTHING i'm sure of that!!!!!