The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee pledged Monday to hold hearings on what led to the firing of former deputy director of the FBI Andrew McCabe — but only after the inspector general’s report on him is publicly released. A spokesman for Grassley said Monday that the panel would have to review the inspector general’s report before determining a witness list. McCabe was fired just 26 hours shy of the date when he would have been eligible to retire with a full pension. “Chuck, it is serious,” Leahy added in a handwritten note on his Jan. 30 letter to Grassley. Sessions, Attorney General Sessions, comes forward with whatever documentation he has about the firing, and gives Mr. McCabe a chance to defend himself.”On Monday, Cornyn said that he thought it would be “good” to hold a hearing on McCabe’s firing and that he would like to review the inspector general’s report that precipitated the dismissal.

Source: Washington Post March 19, 2018 21:54 UTC