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A probe by the Justice Department’s inspector general is reportedly focused on an apparent three-week delay by deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe in investigating Hillary Clinton emails before the election.Inspector general Michael Horowitz has been asking witnesses about the delay in examining the emails found on the laptop of Anthony Weiner, the husband of a Clinton aide, the Washington Post reports in a story based on anonymous sources.McCabe stepped down from his post on Monday, though he will remain an FBI employee until he retires and receives his full pension in March. FBI director Christopher Wray had reportedly raised concerns about the report before McCabe resigned.The inspector general is apparently trying to determine which officials at the Justice Department and the FBI knew about the laptop emails and when they knew about it.Then-FBI director James Comey told Congress two days before the election that a review of the laptop emails turned up nothing that would warrant … [Read more...] about Probe is reportedly focused on deputy FBI director’s apparent delay in acting on Clinton emails

Deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe is reportedly stepping down after repeated criticism by President Donald Trump.Several publications have reports on the move that are based on anonymous sources. They include the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Associated Press, USA Today and Politico.A senior official told USA Today that McCabe abruptly announced his resignation on Monday. McCabe will reportedly leave immediately, though he will remain as an employee until he is eligible for full retirement in March.A report last week said Trump had asked McCabe how he voted in the 2016 election in a conversation held soon after the May firing of James Comey. McCabe became acting FBI director after Comey’s firing.During the same conversation, Trump reportedly expressed anger about hundreds of thousands of dollars in political donations received by McCabe’s wife from a political action committee linked to an ally of Hillary Clinton. McCabe’s wife, a Democrat, received the … [Read more...] about Deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe, a target of Trump’s criticism, is reportedly stepping down

The Justice Department’s inspector general told congressional leaders on Thursday that his office has recovered five months of missing text messages exchanged between two FBI officials who had criticized President Donald Trump.Inspector General Michael Horowitz said his office had used forensic tools to recover the messages between FBI agent Peter Strzok and FBI lawyer Lisa Page, report the Washington Post, Reuters, ABC News and USA Today. The FBI had attributed the missing texts to misconfiguration issues.Strzok was removed from the special counsel’s probe into Russian influence as a result of the texts. Trump had tweeted earlier this week that the missing texts were “one of the biggest stories in a long time,” Politico had reported.In texts that were previously released, Page called Trump a “loathsome human.” Strzok had written that “I’m scared for our organization” if Trump is elected, and referred to Trump as a … [Read more...] about Missing FBI agents’ texts have been recovered, Justice Department says

President Donald Trump reportedly asked acting FBI director Andrew McCabe how he voted in the 2016 election in a conversation held soon after the May firing of James Comey.McCabe replied that he didn’t vote, according to unnamed sources who spoke with the Washington Post about the incident. One source told the Post that special counsel Robert Mueller has found the conversation to be of interest.During the same conversation, Trump reportedly expressed anger about hundreds of thousands of dollars in political donations received by McCabe’s wife from a political action committee controlled by a friend of Hillary Clinton. McCabe’s wife, a Democrat, received the money in an unsuccessful bid for the U.S. Senate.One source told the Post that McCabe found the conversation “disturbing.”Comey had elevated McCabe to deputy director in February 2016, after McCabe’s wife lost the election. As part of McCabe’s new duties, he oversaw the investigation into … [Read more...] about Trump reportedly asked acting FBI director how he voted; special counsel is said to take interest