- President Donald Trump unloaded on deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe and former FBI director James Comey this weekend, accusing Comey of being a leaker and McCabe and his wife of accepting donations from former Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton while investigating her email use.
- Trump and his allies have mounted an intense campaign against perceived bias and anti-Trump sentiment within the FBI in recent days.
- Legal experts say the claims are a "cynical distraction" and "political noise" meant to distract from special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, which is getting closer to ensnaring the White House.
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Trump unloads on deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe in Sunday tweets
President Donald Trump unloaded on deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe and former FBI director James Comey in a series of tweets this weekend.
President Donald Trump kicked off Christmas Eve on Sunday by railing against deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe on Twitter.
Quoting Fox News, the right-leaning network that frequently runs pro-Trump coverage, the president tweeted, "
"How can FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, the man in charge, along with leakin' James Comey, of the Phony Hillary Clinton investigation (including her 33,000 illegally deleted emails) be given $700,000 for wife's campaign by Clinton Puppets during investigation?" Trump tweeted.
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Trump also referred to a Washington Post report Saturday saying McCabe plans to retire in early 2018, when he is eligible for full pension benefits.
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