The Distinguished Andrew McCabe of George Mason University - Infographic
A Brief History of Dirtbaggedness
Inspired by Hans Mahncke.
Andrew McCabe’s term as FBI Deputy Director and very brief stint as Acting Director placed him at the center of the most politically charged investigations in modern American history—from Hillary Clinton’s emails to the Russia probe into the Trump campaign. What followed his departure was a cascade of Inspector General findings, congressional investigations, a termination hours before his pension vested, and then a quiet DOJ settlement that somehow restored everything he had “lost”.
In 2015, Dr. Jill McCabe received over $675,000 in campaign contributions from sources directly tied to longtime Clinton allies—funds that comprised more than a third of her entire state Senate campaign war chest. Her husband Andrew McCabe was promoted to FBI Deputy Director during this campaign and later assumed oversight of the Clinton email investigation just months after her campaign ended. While internal reviews cleared McCabe of formal wrongdoing, the timeline raises fundamental questions about institutional firewalls: Can the American public trust that the nation’s top law enforcement officials remain insulated from political influence when their families receive six-figure donations from subjects’ political networks?
The DOJ IG found that Andrew McCabe violated FBI policy by authorizing leaks to the WSJ just weeks before the 2016 election—disclosures designed to shape public opinion around the shocking Clinton Foundation probes. More damning, when questioned about these leaks in three (3) separate interviews including under oath, McCabe repeatedly denied involvement, even misleading his own boss, the James Comey. The IG documented four instances of “lack of candor”—bureaucratic language for lying to investigators. Though prosecutors recommended criminal charges for false statements, a grand jury declined to indict, and the case quietly disappeared. McCabe maintains he was a victim of Trump-era political targeting, but the IG’s findings stand unopposed.
McCabe signed off on FISA warrant applications to surveil an American citizen—applications riddled with 17 significant errors and omissions, including unverified reliance on the bogus Steele dossier. As acting FBI Director, he acknowledged these failures were “unacceptable” while maintaining they didn’t invalidate the broader Russia investigation. His reward for this record? A dramatic firing by AG Jeff Sessions just 26 hours before his pension would vest. But it was magically restored three years later by a quiet settlement which:
restored his full pension
paid his legal fees
expunged his termination
and officially recorded him as having retired in good standing
Congratulations, George Mason. You have a true legal gem on your hands.
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Great visual breakdown. The timeline about the FISA warrants relying on the Steele dossier really lays it out clearly. I've followed this stuff for years and it's wild how those 17 documented errors just kinda got brushed past. The whole pension restoration after the firing seems like perfect closure to the story tho.
Like others, the whole Andrew McCabe saga makes me want to throw up. Perfect example of why federal administration cannot be trusted. It all just sucks. God please be with Trump and cabinet as they struggle with arrogant, stupid Congress.