Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe authorized an investigation into Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ alleged lack of candor during congressional testimony over his contacts with Russian operatives last year, a source with knowledge of the matter confirmed to HuffPost. In a statement after his firing, McCabe suggested he was targeted because of his knowledge of Trump’s actions after the firing of former FBI Director James Comey. McCabe turned over hard copies of memos to special counsel Robert Mueller sometime before Friday, a source previously told HuffPost. Sessions testified before Congress that he had not had contact with the Russians during the campaign. When his previous testimony came under scrutiny, Sessions recused himself from the Russia investigation, which ultimately led to the appointment of a special counsel following Comey’s firing.

Source: Huffington Post March 21, 2018 20:41 UTC