Andrew McCabe Op-Ed: I Was Fired In 'Disembodied, Impersonal Way'

WASHINGTON, DC — Andrew McCabe, the former deputy director of the FBI who was fired days before he was to retire, has penned an op-ed in The Washington Post, in which he says, among other things, that he found out about his termination from a friend who saw a report on CNN.

In the piece, McCabe says he was fired in "the most disembodied, impersonal way — third-hand, based on a news account." Shortly after the late night phone call, he got an email from a Justice Department official confirming the report.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired McCabe on March 16, a Friday, acting on the recommendation of FBI disciplinary officials. The firing followed months of bashing on Twitter by President Donald Trump.

McCabe says that even in his "worst nightmares" he didn't dream his career would end in such away. He says the Trump administration and the president himself publicly humiliated both McCabe and his family. He called the president's tweet hailing McCabe's termination "unhinged."

"President Trump’s cruelty reminded me of the days immediately following the firing of James B. Comey, as the White House desperately tried to push the falsehood that people in the FBI were celebrating the loss of our director," McCabe writes. "The president’s comments about me were equally hurtful and false, which shows that he has no idea how FBI people feel about their leaders."

McCabe also defended his former agency, saying they all have a professional and personal desire to do good. America still needs them, he said, and he urged young people not to become dissuaded from becoming public servants.

"There is nothing like having the opportunity to be a part of the greatest law-enforcement organization in the world, working every day for goals that you respect and cherish," he writes. "It is the best job you will ever have."

Click here to read the entire piece at The Washington Post.

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