Disgraced former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe appears to be panicking as President Donald Trump drains the swamp of federal law enforcement.
McCabe has described the FBI as being in “utter disarray” following a sweeping round of firings under Trump’s administration.
McCabe’s comments come after Trump dismissed David Sundberg from the FBI.
Sundberg was the head of the FBI’s Washington Field Office.
He was ousted along with nearly 90 other FBI officials last Friday.
The latest personnel shake-up is reportedly just the beginning, however.
It comes as the Trump admin is said to be preparing another round of firings targeting FBI officials involved in the January 6 cases.
Trump fired McCabe from the FBI in 2018 for lying to federal investigators.
McCabe is now claiming that current FBI agents are fearful as they await Trump’s next move.
“This is totally unprecedented,” McCabe said of the agency’s current state.
“I’ve talked to more FBI people in the last four days than I did in the prior four years,” McCabe added.
“It is a place in utter disarray right now.
“People are worried about ‘how am I going to pay the bills?’
“How am I gonna support my family?”
McCabe detailed the uncertainty among FBI personnel, emphasizing the potential personal and professional consequences of being dismissed.
“If you get fired, you’re done,” he said.
“That’s the end of your reputation, your ability to get any job, you lose your pay, you lose your chance at a pension, you lose your health insurance.”
He further described the situation as a “moment of terror” for FBI officials facing possible termination.
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It’s unclear why any honest FBI agents would be seeking advice from McCabe, however.
McCabe himself has a controversial history with Trump.
In May 2017, shortly after Trump fired former FBI Director James Comey, McCabe initiated a counterintelligence investigation into the president.
McCabe was probing whether Trump was “acting as an agent of Russia.”
He also launched a criminal investigation into Trump for possible obstruction of justice related to Comey’s firing.
McCabe was dismissed from his position in 2018.
Then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions stated that McCabe had “made an unauthorized disclosure to the news media and lacked candor − including under oath − on multiple occasions.”
Despite his firing, McCabe sued the Department of Justice in 2019.
He ultimately won back his pension after the government was forced to overturn his termination and recognize him as having retired in good standing.
As Trump continues his efforts to overhaul the FBI, the agency remains on edge.
More dismissals are expected in the coming weeks.
