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The Outgoing McCabe and the Incoming Memo

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4.66K Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2018

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Producer Jayson De Leon talks to Matthew Miller, MSNBC's Justice and Security Analyst & formerly of the Department of Justice, about the resignation of FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe and the controversy surrounding the Devin Nunes memo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

You can tell me that the K-bis resigning?

0:02.0

You can tell me that the K-bis resigning?

0:04.0

Thank you.

0:05.0

Thank you.

0:07.0

What we know is that Mkabe has told people that he felt like he was under pressure to go.

0:13.0

And if he is leaving for any reason other than personal, this is going to be a problem.

0:18.0

On the one hand, it shouldn't come as too much of a surprise.

0:21.0

What I had to do is read the president's Twitter feed and you could see that pressure playing out.

0:30.0

Hey, welcome to Trumpcast, producer Jason here jumping into the host seat for today's show.

0:35.0

Yesterday, it was reported that the deputy director, now former deputy director, Andrew Mkabe stepped down from his position at the FBI.

0:43.0

And this is notable for many reasons, one of which is this.

0:46.0

Ever since the firing of James Comey, Trump has attacked the now former deputy director in all sorts of ways.

0:53.0

Why didn't AG sessions replace acting FBI director Andrew Mkabe?

1:00.0

FBI director Andrew Mkabe is racing the clock to retire with full benefits.

1:08.0

Now, it's not out of the regular for presidents to attack special councils and prosecutors after all Nixon did it.

1:15.0

Cox had at the news conference today, he'll continue his court efforts to get the tapes.

1:19.0

Despite the president's orders, that he give up that court fight.

1:23.0

And so did Clinton.

1:24.0

And how destructive to the nation is this bitter battle between Bill Clinton and Ken Star?

1:30.0

But Mkabe isn't a special council or a prosecutor.

1:33.0

He is or rather was the deputy director of the FBI.

1:37.0

Add this most recent episode with Mkabe to the comments Trump has made about the FBI in the past.

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