WMAL Interview - TOM FITTON - 03.19.18
INTERVIEW - TOM FITTON - President of Judicial Watch – discussed former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe’s firing, Peter Strzok’s appearance of impropriety with a FISA court judge, and what comes next for Judicial Watch and this case
• Judicial Watch president on what’s coming next: Firing ‘documented liar’ McCabe is just the beginning. (Bizpac Review) -- Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton called the firing of FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe a “remarkable development” but warned that it is just the beginning of what’s to come. Fitton discussed the Friday night firing of McCabe by Attorney General Jeff Sessions on “Fox & Friends Weekend” Saturday, noting the magnitude of having the FBI official accused of giving false statements by both the Justice Department’s inspector general and the FBI’s Office of Professional Responsibility.
• More Dems offer to hire McCabe to help him get his pension (The Hill) -- More Democratic lawmakers are coming forward with offers to hire former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe after he was fired Friday, just two days before he was eligible for his pension. Democratic Reps. Seth Moulton (Mass.), Jamie Raskin (Md.) and Luis Gutiérrez (Ill.) have all made job offers on Twitter. The lawmakers are extending the offers in an attempt to help McCabe to qualify for his benefits. “Would be happy to consider this,” Moulton said of hiring McCabe. “The Sixth District of MA would benefit from the wisdom and talent of such an experienced public servant.”
• Trump accuses James Comey of lying to Congress under oath about FBI leaks. (Washington Times) -- President Trump accused fired FBI Director James Comey Sunday of lying to Congress when he told lawmakers last year that he never leaked information anonymously to the media or knew anyone else who did. Referring to a news report about a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Mr. Trump tweeted, “Wow, watch Comey lie under oath to Senator G [Chairman Charles Grassley] when asked ‘have you ever been an anonymous source…or known someone else to be an anonymous source…?’ He said strongly ‘never, no.’ He lied as shown clearly on @foxandfriends.” Comey, who is preparing to go on tour for his soon-to-be-released book, told Trump in a tweet that “the American people will hear my story very soon.”