To receive daily emails from Breaking Christian News to your inbox CLICK HERE


SHARE THIS ARTICLE Printer friendly version of this page

Sen. Lindsey Graham Vows to Hold Hearings over Alleged DOJ 'Coup' against President Trump

Amber C. Strong : Feb 18, 2019  CBN News

"I know he is selling a book and we may need to take with a grain of salt what Mr. McCabe is telling us, but he went on national television and made an accusation that floors me." -Sen. Linsey Graham

airlift(Washington, DC)—[CBN News] Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) says he's willing to issue subpoenas if that is what it takes to get to the bottom of what went on inside the FBI following the firing of former Director James Comey. (Screengrab image: Andrew McCabe being interviewed by 60 Minutes/via CBN News)

"I promise your viewers the following: We will have a hearing about who is telling the truth, what actually happened," Graham told CBS' "Face the Nation."

In his first sit-down interview since being fired from the FBI, former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe told CBS' "60 Minutes" that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was actively seeking ways to oust President Donald Trump from office.

"The discussion of the 25th Amendment was simply Rod raised the issue and discussed it with me in the context of thinking about how many other Cabinet officials might support such an effort," said McCabe.

McCabe also stated Rosenstein suggested wearing a wire during his meetings with Mr. Trump.

"He said, 'I never get searched when I go into the White House; I could easily wear a recording device. They wouldn't know it was there,'" recalled McCabe.

McCabe says things were tense during that time, and Rosenstein was under pressure from the president to make public statements with which he didn't agree.

McCabe, who is releasing a book titled "The Threat: How the FBI Protects America in the Age of Terror and Trump", says the Justice Department had good reason to be suspicious.

"If the president committed obstruction of justice, fired the director of the FBI to negatively impact or to shut down our investigation of Russia's malign activity—you have to ask yourself, why would a president of the United States do that?" he said.

President Trump reacted to the interview via Twitter by calling McCabe "a disgrace."

"Disgraced FBI Acting Director Andrew McCabe pretends to be a 'poor little Angel' when in fact he was a big part of the Crooked Hillary Scandal & the Russia Hoax—a puppet for Leakin' James Comey. IG report on McCabe was devastating. Part of 'insurance policy' in case I won..." the president tweeted last week.

Meanwhile, Senate Judiciary Committee member Chris Coons (D-DE) agrees with Sen. Graham that an investigation is warranted—but is cautious.

"I don't think that this, frankly, rises to the level of some deep state conspiracy or a serious attempt at what Sen. Graham called an administrative coup. I suspect that once this is fully discussed, it will be clear that this was a brief or passing conversation that's been taken out of context. But it does deserve scrutiny," said Coons.

Graham says McCabe's statements should be carefully assessed.

"I know he is selling a book and we may need to take with a grain of salt what Mr. McCabe is telling us, but he went on national television and made an accusation that floors me," Graham said.

The Department of Justice called McCabe's account "inaccurate and factually incorrect," and Rosenstein denies taking part in extended conversations about the 25th Amendment. Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here







SHARE THIS ARTICLE Printer friendly version of this page

To receive daily emails from Breaking Christian News to your inbox CLICK HERE

Other Recent Articles from Breaking Christian News

An Easter Miracle!! 2nd Crew Member from Downed Jet in Iran Rescued and Safely Extracted after Intense Race to Reach Him before IRGC Terrorists

PRAYER ALERT: US F-15 Fighter Jet Downed in SW Iran, 1 Pilot Rescued and Safe; Search Continues for Second One

Dutch Sheets: Good Friday Message & Communion

'I Began to Pray': Pastor Talks Down Crazed Man Who Points Gun Directly at Him, Leads 10 to Christ

Trump HHS Renews Planned Parenthood Grants for 'Final Year' Due to Legalities, But 'Funds CANNOT Be Used for Abortions'

WATCH: Families at the Center of Washington State Transgender Sports Debate Stand Firm for Truth

Levin: Ruling Against Birthright Citizenship Should Be a 'Slam-Dunk' for Supreme Court [Video]

Colorado Appeals Court Reverses Tina Peters' Sentencing, Could This Lead to Her Freedom?

March Job Growth Triples Expectations, Unemployment Rate Dips

Artemis II Mission Pilot: 'We Need Jesus; Whether Here on Earth or Orbiting the Moon'

Democrat Lawmaker Steps Down, Says Faith No Longer Aligns with Left's Agenda

Trump Administration Charges 9 in Massive Massachusetts Fraud Scheme

ICE Finally Detains Notorious Hamas Fundraiser Salah Sarsour; Decades of Terror Ties Exposed as AMP Leader Faces Deportation

Johnson, Thune Hatch Plan to Fund DHS and Launch a Second Reconciliation Push to End the Dem's Shutdown

Pentagon Briefed Trump on Plan to Seize Uranium from Hands of Iranian Terrorist Regime

President Trump Reassures Americans: Iran Operation Won't Be a Forever War

Pam Bondi OUT as Attorney General

Countdown for Historic Space Mission Artemis II Begins

Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration to Halt Construction on Privately Funded White House Ballroom; Trump Responds

Trump Rolls Out a Plan to Back Farmers amid Rising Costs, Pledging 'Golden Age'



Search the Articles Archives

Keyword:  
Author:  
Words Posted On:  
Day Month Year



Subscribe to
Breaking Christian News


Follow BCN on Twitter
Are You Praying for Our Government Leaders?
BCN Staff

Steve Shultz
Steve Shultz, Managing Editor
Founder and Owner


Aimee Herd
Aimee Herd, Editor


BCN Plus
Are You Praying for President Trump?
 
 

All articles on this site and emails from BCN are copyrighted property of Breaking Christian News. Permission is given to link to, or share a BCN story if proper attribution is given to both the original writer and summarizer of the story. Breaking Christian News 2005-2019. All Rights Reserved.


Breaking Christian News is a division of Elijah List Publications, Inc. All Rights Reserved


Disclaimer: Articles and links, as well as the source articles linked to; do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Breaking Christian News.

editor@breakingchristiannews.com