More Dems offer to hire McCabe

[octoberlib]

More Democratic lawmakers are coming forward with offers to hire former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe after he was fired Friday, just two days before he was eligible for his pension.

Democratic Reps. Seth Moulton (Mass.), Jamie Raskin (Md.) and Luis Gutiérrez (Ill.) have all made job offers on Twitter. The lawmakers are extending the offers in an attempt to help McCabe to qualify for his benefits.

“Would be happy to consider this,” Moulton said of hiring McCabe. “The Sixth District of MA would benefit from the wisdom and talent of such an experienced public servant.”

Raskin made a more direct job offer, telling McCabe to “DM me.” “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,” Raskin said.


http://thehill.com/homenews/house/379034-more-dems-offer-to-hire-mccabe#.Wq7zJGa2Rso.twitter



We're good people.

[Gothmog]

1. This makes me smile

[Buns_of_Fire]

2. It's also good PR.

Any time a concrete example can be used to differentiate Democrats from russiapublicans (and especially their Dear Leader, who comes off as a royal prick), it can't hurt.

[avebury]

3. A position on the House Judiciary Committee would be totally awesome.

It would drive Trump totally nuts!

[Tatiana]

4. I hope the Republican staff of the FBI take note of who has their back.

They would do well to walk away from the Party of Trump and switch to Independent.

[OnDoutside]

5. Is there any confirmation that hiring him would actually contribute to his extra 2 days needed ?

[RandomAccess]

10. The people making the offers ought to know what the civil service rules are

It doesn't make sense to me they'd be making these offers were they meaningless in the grand scheme of things.

[Cha]

6. Yes.. I would imagine McCabe

may be wondering why he's a repub.

Mahalo, octoberlib

[regnaD kciN]

7. It's a nice gesture, but it won't work...

As a labor lawyer pointed out, McCabe would have to be hired in a "primary law-enforcement position" wit the federal government. Otherwise, he would have to be re-vested to receive his pension…and that would mean staying at the new job for ten years, not two days.

[wishstar]

8. Only another law enforcement position would qualify him to retire at age 50 w/20 years

He can still get his pension at age 60 if he does not return to Federal employment. If he returns to Fed. employment in non law-enforcement, he still could not draw until 59 or 60 since a regular Fed job requires 30 years of service for pension.

[denbot]

11. My wife chimed in that McCabe has over 20 Federal Law enforcement, he is vested.

All he has to do is hire on to any federal position that is willing to pay his law enforcement pay grade, and retirement package.

Once Mr. McCabe turns 50 years of age he can retire with his FBI retirement benefits.

[triron]

9. Cool!