McCabe Suit Could Put Trump On Witness Stand

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has filed a civil suit against the FBI and Justice Department for illegally demoting and firing him because he failed to show loyalty to demagogue and Russian asset Donald "Not Exonerated" Trump. In the suit, McCabe says that Trump targeted FBI officials who were conducting a counterintelligence investigation into his and his campaign's interactions with Russia, attempting to disrupt and terminate the investigation:

"The suit claims that even though Trump ultimately won the election, he remained fearful that he was in political peril due to his 'loss of the popular vote and his campaign’s acceptance of Russian assistance during the presidential election.'

'Once in office,' the suit alleges, 'Trump began to purge the DOJ and FBI of officials whom he perceived as his partisan opponents rather than Trump loyalists, and as affiliated with the Democrats because of their support for the Russia investigation.'” (our emphasis)

Trump's removal of former FBI Director James Comey because of "the Russian thing", as Trump confessed to NBC's Lester Holt in a 2017 inteview, was part of a pattern of obstruction, starting with the removal of Acting Attorney General Sally Yates, who warned Trump of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn's compromised position with Russia. When Comey ignored Trump's request to "go easy" on Flynn (to protect Trump), he was fired.

Speaking on MSNBC, former Federal prosecutor John Flannery said McCabe's wrongful termination lawsuit may mean Trump may have to appear in court to testify concerning McCabe's allegations:

“The thing that excites me about it is how soon can we subpoena Mr. Trump as the person who is responsible for his firing as part of Trump’s defense? So in a civil suit, we have a lot of precedents that say Trump is going to have to appear and testify."

Others that were party to the firing of McCabe include former (Confederate States) Attorney General Jefferson Beauregard Sessions and FBI Director Christopher Wray, who will almost certainly be called to testify about their roles.

Trump's pathological need for loyalty oaths from his subordinates to cover for his criminality may finally come back to bite him.

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