McCabe ran the bureau for several months after Trump fired Comey last May, and he notably refused to go along with Trump's assertions that the rank and file in the FBI had lost faith in the former director. During a Senate hearing, he testified that Comey still had "broad support" within the bureau and said he had "the highest respect for his considerable abilities and his integrity."

Source: Los Angeles Times January 29, 2018 18:23 UTC