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Can Andrew McCabe Get a (Character) Witness? freebeacon.com/blog/andrew-mc…
CNN contributor and Democratic fundraiser Andrew McCabe, who served as deputy FBI director under James Comey, the freak-bodied FBI director who reinvented himself as a social media influencer after President Donald Trump fired him like a dog, is preparing to face criminal charges
McCabe was also fired like a dog in 2018 after a Justice Department inspector general found he improperly shared with reporters details about the FBI investigation into the Clinton Foundation and exhibited a "lack of candor" in multiple conversations with federal agents.
McCabe's legal team has already lined up a number of former Obama administration officials to "testify as character witnesses on Mr. McCabe's behalf."
Former Obama chief of staff Denis McDonough and former Obama homeland security adviser Lisa Monaco are among those who have reportedly agreed to testify.
A report on McCabe's defense originally indicated several top-ranking Obama-era officials were also prepared to testify as "characters witnesses," including former AG Eric Holder, former national security adviser Susan Rice, and former intelligence directors Brennan and Clapper.
That's quite the squad. Big names, for sure, but not the first ones that come to mind upon hearing the phrase, "character witness." In case you'd forgotten, here's a recap:
Eric Holder: Held in contempt of Congress for refusing to release documents related to the Fast and Furious gun-running scandal. Appears to have lied under oath during congressional testimony.
Susan Rice: Made false claims about the Benghazi terrorist attacks on Sunday talk shows, derailing her bid to succeed Hillary Clinton as secretary of state. Sits on Netflix board of directors.
John Brennan: Falsely testified to Congress about civilian deaths in CIA drone strikes, CIA spying on members of Congress, and most likely in regard to the CIA's reliance on the infamous Steele dossier. NBC News and MSNBC analyst.
James Clapper: Forced to apologize for giving "clearly erroneous" testimony in Congress about NSA data collection on American citizens. CNN national security analyst.
McCabe's lawyers seemed to realize the folly of putting these individuals on the stand to defend their client's "character." THE POLITICO updated its report, removing their names from the list of potential witnesses
Maybe it was because Holder, Rice, Brennan, and Clapper just didn't think they could honestly testify to McCabe's good character. Whatever the case may be, it's probably for the best.
