Former Deputy Director of the FBI, Andrew McCabe has launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for potential legal bills. McCabe who was fired just a day before he would have been eligible for his pension (and was heavily criticized by Donald Trump.)
The fund was set up Thursday and in just hours met the goal of $150,000. After hitting that number the page noted that “The response to this effort has been remarkable and beyond our expectations. As a result, we have raised the goal.” The new goal of $250,000 was almost hit as we went to press.
The page makes it clear that McCabe is trying to ready himself for any legal action that he may take in response to his firing or any action that may be taken against him.
The “Andrew McCabe Legal Defense Fund” reads:
“Andrew McCabe’s FBI career was long, distinguished, and unblemished. He embraced the most daunting, difficult, and important challenges that the FBI and the country could assign to him over the past 21 years. He served the United States with courage and distinction in the days following the President’s summary dismissal of former Director James Comey, in one of the most tumultuous periods in the Bureau’s history.
His reward for that has been a termination that was completely unjustified, amidst repeated ad hominem attacks by the President of the United States.
The support for Mr. McCabe has been overwhelming, humbling, and deeply appreciated. He and his family continue to deal with the very public and extended humiliation that the Administration, and the President personally, have inflicted on them over the past year.
Unfortunately, the need for a legal defense fund is a growing reality. Media reports indicate that at a minimum, there are a number of congressional inquiries that he will be required to respond to, as well as the broader Office of the Inspector General (OIG) investigation that is ongoing, and any potential lawsuits he might consider.”
The page goes on to say that, “no funds raised for the Andrew McCabe Legal Defense Fund will be used for anything beyond his defense of the allegations against him.” It’s still not clear if McCabe lost his full pension as a result of being fired.