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

By Staff The Associated Press

Posted December 23, 2017 4:53 pm EST

Updated December 23, 2017 10:01 pm EST

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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.

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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.

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.