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Trump reacts to reports of FBI deputy director’s retirement by slamming him and his wife

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Trump slams FBI deputy director as he plans retirement
The FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe plans to retire next year, after months of criticism from Republicans in Congress and President Donald Trump – Dec 23, 2017

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – President Donald Trump is reacting to reports about the retirement of FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe by retweeting falsehoods about McCabe’s wife.

Trump tweeted Saturday:

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McCabe’s wife, Jill, did not get $700,000 in donations from Hillary Clinton for a Virginia state Senate race in 2015.

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The donations came from Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s political action committee and the Virginia Democratic Party before McCabe was promoted to deputy director and a supervisory role in the Clinton email investigation.

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McCabe became acting FBI director in May after Trump fired James Comey.

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