I have previously criticized President Donald Trump for his continuing use of Twitter to comment on pending litigation and attack the Special Counsel investigation. This weekend, Trump unleashed a torrent of criticism on Mueller, McCabe, and others. Trump not only raised the political affiliation of the Mueller team members, but celebrated the firing of Andrew McCabe. I found the McCabe comments to be particularly objectionable. No matter how one feels about McCabe’s conduct (and we still have not read the Inspector General’s report), the man was just fired after a highly accomplished career as a public servant. The tweet felt more like a taunt against a man who just experienced a crushing loss.
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This evening, I discussed why I thought Attorney General Jeff Sessions would fire Andrew McCabe. 
Below is my column in USA Today on the nomination Deputy Director Gina Haspel to head the CIA. 
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