mr. mccabe go. these are apples and ba nans. i mean what's happened with mr. mccabe, we haven't seen inspector general report, we don't know what the circumstances are. but what we do know is we've had attack on democracy by the russians. and that that probe needs to go forward. so to the extent anyone is wondering, listen, the fbi is shady, so we shouldn't have a criminal justice system, i think that's very, very dangerous. >> but do you believe mccabe's credibility could be damaged now? >> sure. i think, as the other guests mentioned, the verbal assaults and critiques of mr. mckeeb leading up to this, 20 year veteran with the fbi, can't be ignored in the light of the highly politicized nature of this probe, both from the trump team as well as from the house intelligence committee on the republican side. as a constitutional law professor and former white water prosecutor, i think it's unfortunate we are having a discussion whether our department of justice is here. and we need to hang onto constitution, and that's critical. and i saw that in his statement. >>

mr. mccabe made an unauthorized disclosure to the news media and lacked candor, including under oath on multiple occasions. as for mccabe, the loss of early retirement is the most serious blow because he was fired on friday, when he was 49. he did not make it to 50 and that means he will lose out on at least a significant portion of his pension. laura jarrett, cnn, washington. >> we are hearing more from mccabe saying he was a target by the trump administration and says the president's tweets have amplified and exasperated it all. he called for my firing. he called for me to be stripped of my pension after 20 years of service. all along, we have said nothing, never wanting to distract from the fbi for the lies told about us. >> he went on to say this, every time it becomes clear i will play a significant role in the special counsel efforts, immediately after that, i get targeted and atacted by the president and his twitter account. a lot to talk about. let's break it down with our political analyst and professor of political science at cypress college, peter mathews and retired special agent at

mr. mccabe. as the opr proposal. all fbi employees know lacking candor under oath results in dismissal and our integrity is our brand, based on the report now, the inspector general i have terminated the employment

mr. mccabe's actions have tarnished the reputation of the fbi. what do you make of republicans, including the chairman of your committee, attacking andrew mccabe and applauding him being fired such that he could not get his pension? >> think about it a moment. the judiciary committee which i'm a member, the chairman who issued the statement, has done nothing -- although we have jurisdiction over the justice department. we have done absolutely nothing. this is a do-nothing committee where everybody knows bills go to die and which has done effectively nothing to safeguard the constitution. being on the judiciary committee is to safeguard the constitution and the greatest values of our democracy. yet it is the committee that has been completely silent. look. this is an administration that we know, and kbroi don't think funny that we have a porn star

mr. mccabe. it is remarkable to lasted as long as he did. given the fact that director wray, the director of the fbi was informed about the situation he was in six weeks ago, i don't know why it took so long. on top of that you had mccabe's conflicts of interest were handled inappropriately in terms of his involvement in the clinton email investigation. his wife received hundreds of thousands of dollars from a close clinton ally, terry mcauliffe. there was a lot of reasons to remove mr. mccabe. thirdly, you remember the famous insurance policy text. david: that's right. between lisa page and peter strzok referencing andy. we assume it was mccabe. >> when you lie to federal investigators you're told it's a crime. it's a crime. david: if it's a crime for civilians, it should be a crime for the people in the agency. let me ask quickly, an did i mccabe on his way out from the letter, it looked like it was drafted before the decision was made, he referenced jim comey former director of fbi, that mr. c

mr. mccabe a chance to defend himself. much transparency as possible. >> mccabe says his firing was part of a wider effort to discredit the fbi and mueller investigation. he said he was singled out after what he witnessed after the firing of james comey. cnn learned the mueller team interviewed mccabe and asked about the comey firing. mueller has memos mccabe wrote documenting his conversations with the president. >> mr. trump responding on twitter to the news. spent little time with andrew mccabe. he never took notes when he was with me. i don't believe he made memos except to help his own agenda. same with lying james comey. can we call them fake memos. his lawyer fired back. we will not be responding to each false tweet by the president. the tweets confirm he has corrupted the process that led to mr. mccabe's termination and rendered it illegitimate. >> and former cia chief john brennan fired off this blistering tweet to donald trump. when the full extent of your moral terpitude, you will take your rightful place as a d

and mr mccabe claims what he witnessed event was another reason for his dismissal. is retirement and his 50th birthday, he has been sacked in the full glare of publicity. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. the number of hospital admissions due to older people falling is expected to rise to nearly 1000 a day by the end of the decade. that's according to figures obtained by the local government association. it's prompted calls for more funding for adult social care. marta newman reports. falling over can have a huge impact on older people, as well as adult social care and health services. it is a common but often overlooked cause of injury. it can lead to considerable distress, pain, a loss of independence and even death. nhs figures show around 300,000 people aged 65 and over were admitted to hospital last year due to falling. the number of fall—related hospital admissions is rising year—on—year, and it is expected that by 2021 there will be nearly 1000 new cases every day. around one in five falls are caused by slipping, tripping or stumbling. the local government

and mr mccabe claims what he witnessed event was another reason for his dismissal. ars in the fbi, butjust over 24 hours before his retirement and his 50th birthday, he has been sacked in the full glare of publicity. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. chris bucklerjoins me now from washington. good evening to you. president to top has got rid of or sacked or been responsible for dismissing all sorts of people in the time he has been in office. how significant is this one? technically, of course, this wasn't president trump, his fingerprints are not directly on this dismissal. it was a decision taken by the us attorney general, jeff sessions, although angie mccabe, as he is pointed out time and time again, believes presidential and political pressure was a responsibility for that. —— andrew mckay. he says president trump was pushing for that and he is no fan of angie mccabe. he'd made that clear overs a period of time. on top of that, there is a feeling from andrew mccabe that this is all being done not to discredit him, but also the fbi and these inquiries that are

and mr mccabe claims what he witnessed event was another reason for his dismissal. his retirement and his 50th birthday, he has been sacked in the full glare of publicity. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. let's have a look at the weather. some snow already and probably more to come as the beast from the east arrives, with some bitterly cold easterly winds. all the snow

and mr mccabe claims what he witnessed event was another reason for his dismissal. hours before his retirement and his 50th birthday, he has been sacked in the full glare of publicity. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. a data company which worked for president trump's election campaign has been suspended by facebook. cambridge analytica is alleged to have inappropriately shared data with a third party and not fully deleted it when asked. it denies any wrongdoing. let's speak to our business correspondent joe lynam. tell us the background to this case. this centres on the management and husbandry of personal information. about four years ago the university of cambridge expert developed an app to test your personality and invited people to get this information about the personality as long as they signed up using their facebook profile. at the time it was permissible to not only give you your personal data but all your friends personal data once you've signed up, it is in all the small print that very few people read. the information was cornered and given to this a

and mr mccabe claims what he witnessed then was another reason for his dismissal. served more than 20 years in the fbi, butjust over 2a hours before his retirement and his 50th birthday, he has been sacked in the full glare of publicity. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. with all the sport, here's john acres at the bbc sport centre. we've reached the climax of this year's six nations championship, three matches today, including a huge game at twickenham. ireland are looking to complete the grand slam, but england have a record to defend. our sports correspondent joe wilson is there — and joe, this is a hard one to call, isn't it? absolutely. the first thing i saw when i came into took on this morning was an advert for cold beer. i think is very much a hot chocolate kind of day! you may be able to see some of the pitch markings behind me. the lines are painted blue, which is unusual, but that is clearly in anticipation of more snowfall today. ireland come here knowing that they are six nations champions. they will be parading around with the trophy. the possibilit

mr. mccabe. as the opr proposal said, all fbi employees know that lacking candor results in dismissal and our integrity is our brand." based on the report of the special general, i terminated employment of mccabe immediately." mr. mccabe is not taking it quietly. he's fighting back. he's no doubt worried about criminal prosecution. he writes "the last 1 1/2 years, my family and i have been the targets of an unrelenting assault on our reputation and my service to the country. articles too numerous too couldn't have level every false and degrading allegation against u.s. presidents, tweets have amplified and exacerbated it all. the president called for my firing, the oig's focus on me and my report because a part of an unprecedented effort by the president to destroy my reputation and stripping me of a pension that i worked 21 years to earn. the actions taken in response makes sense only when viewed through this lens. this attack on my credibility is one part of a larger effort not just to slander m

mr. mccabe's dealings with the white house and with the former fbi director james comey told mr. cabe about his interactions. reporting today that not only does mueller have the memos, but that mccabe has met with a special counsel team. anthony. >> thank you, allison. the land. eboni: let's bring in maximal clarity in the clinton white house. fair to say clinton had an experience with special counsel. what you make a president trump trump strategy of trying to discredit bowlers team? >> he needs to be very careful in my view. mr. mueller is a very respect a prosecutor. i think he will conduct a fair investigation, thorough investigation and my sense is from a political standpoint, the president would be better to cooperate with his team and move on with his agenda. >> conceivably come as much as we've heard the president has been cooperating and turning things over to the trump administration has been turning things over. does the president have a point you have 13 democrats who are well known, part of mueller's team. is attempting to call into question their credibility at least

mccabe. it says mr.ckay was the fbi's second in command during one of the most of all to us -- s in theus period bureau's history. he oversaw both investigations into the trump campaign and hillary clinton private he knelt server -- clinton's private he mail server, and public we contradicted the white house on national television over whether mr. comey had lost the support of rank and file fbi agents. the piece goes on to say as recently as thursday, even as the white house said it left mr. mccabe's fate in mr. sessions hands, it left little doubt where the president stood. it is well documented that he has had some troubling behavior and by most accounts, is a bad actor, said white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders . we are getting your thoughts about the shakeup. bill is on the line, calling from erie, pennsylvania, on our republican line. what do you think? thank you for taking my call this morning. i was sitting here thinking -- a fellow called in about a businessman not running our count

mr. mccabe, that's clearly wrong. we didn't have any kind of confrontation like that. >> do you understand why people people think he's being treated unfairly? >> i don't have access to the personnel records the fbi does to see that. >> the president of the united states targeted him for over a year. that created this cloud over him. >> yeah, but i don't know what he did to -- all the facts will come out. it's pretty unfair of us to speculate at this point. >> but it's an appropriate use of the bully pulpit? was it fair for the president to single him out like that? >> if he did his job, if he told the truth, then he wouldn't have been -- you know, we'll see. again, we don't have access to actually what he did or didn't do. we've got both competing narratives going on out there. the facts will support one or the other. >> did he back up comey east contention that he was fired because of the russia probe? >> when? >> during his testimony to you, mr. mccabe. >> he wasn't fired when he testified to us. >> no, did he back

mr. mccabe? >> i'd like to ask mr. mccabe are there any memorandums, what were your conversations with mr. comey, how quickly were those conversations conducted between you and mr. comey, and let's remember that mr. mccabe stood up and defied this white house. something you can't do. what a chilling effect this must have in the intelligence community, in the fbi, that is leading the investigation under mueller into this collusion. when you get to fire somebody and say i'm firing you because i don't like you, i don't like your politics. >> i do want to just veer off one moment here before we run out of time to the news coming out about stormy daniels and her attorney michael avenatti saying -- they are alleging that some of the accusations she is making happened since president trump took office. now, we need to be very clear here, she is not inch pmplicati president trump in any way. we don't know what threats were made to her or by whom, but do you think that it is time for the president to answer some of these questio

mr. mccabe had made an unauthorized disclocher to the news media and lacked candor. the loss at the chance of early retirement is perhaps the most serious blow. because he was fired on friday when he was 49, he did not make it to 50 and that means he will lose out at least on a significant portion of his pension. laura jarrett, cnn, washington. >>> so, obviously, it's been a busy week for the white house. exit interviews, particularly. tuesday alone president trump fired secretary of state rex tillerson. tillerson's under secretary of public affairs was fired for issuing a statement saying tillerson didn't know why he was being fired. >> and news broke that long-time trump personal aide john was fired and escorted out of the white house and then last night attorney general jeff sessions and andrew mccabe two days short of his retirement. look at this. >> there they are. >> i mean, this club is growing in leaps and bounds. this is a group of trump administration alumni. does have quit or been fired from the top levels of the staff. but the president and his staff sayi

mr. mccabe. has tweeted about him, tweeting that mccabe is racing against the clock to get full benefits. does he have any legal recourse, andrew mccabe? he could file suit in district court in washington, d.c., and in fact claiming that the president put pressure, political pressure on jeff sessions to fire him that would be very hard to prove in court. very uncertain whether that would work but he would have that option but in the meantime we sit and wait, guys, to find out what jeff sessions does. david: when you look ad what happened to general flynn, accused of doing the same thing, he lost everything, sold his house to pay legal bills, he pled to charge similar what mr. mccabe is doing. thanks, ashley, we'll appreciate it. we'll speak to harvard professor alan dershowitz on all of this coming up. trish: cracking down on china. the trump administration releases details of the new plan to impose trade measures against china. steve forbes on what we can expect and how china is likely to respon

mr. mccabe deserved. this is concerted effort to accelerate the process in order to beat the ticking clock of mr. mccabe's retirement violates any sense of decency and basic principles of fairness. juliette. >> i think that is such an important statement from the representative. because as everyone is stating, he is -- in this world of maybe no fair players he is viewed as one. the nakt he is -- the fact that he is coming out saying mccabe's due process was denied or unfair is absolutely important to note as part of this process. but i want to get -- let's get away from process, away from politics, away from, you know, just the gut wrenching feeling all of us feel for mccabe's pension. trust me he is going to be fine. there is probably a lot of book agents calling him right now. let's talk about mueller. because that's what this is about. looking at what happened tonight outside the context of the russia investigation you're missing the big story here. and i think, you know, just focusing on why would the

mr. mccabe was not treated fairly. just as importantly, it shows politics. >> i should have said split along party lines for those two. catherine herridge now joins us from washington. catherine? >> a source close to andrew mccabe says that he kept notes of his conversations with president trump and the memos are with robert mueller. he says his termination for cause lying to federal investigators undercuts the memos and his credibility. >> i don't think it's a big deal. i'm sure that president trump never said anything to andrew mccabe that was illegal or implied any type of legality. turn it all over. >> fox news is told the fbi investigates allegations of misconduct and looking at mccabe's actions last summer. the grounds for termination grew out of the inspector general's investigation of the justice department's handling of the clinton e-mail cause. a senior democrat said the firing may be justified but he's deeply concerned about a pattern. a half dozen former fbi associates of james comey, including general couns

mr. mccabe and the mueller probe. he said this, this morning. t very little time with andrew mccabe, but he never took notes when he was with me. i don't believe he took memos except to help his own agenda, probably at a later date. same with lying james comey. can we call them fake memos? then he adds, why does the mueller team have 13 hardened democrats and crooked hillary supporters and zero republicans? another dem recently added, does anyone think this is fair, yet there is no collusion. eliana, the president has declared war on the mueller probe again. >> setting that aside for one second, i actually think that the president is doing great damage to his cause because the mccabe firing, from what we know, was recommended by career officials. the president stepping in to this is doing great damage because it is making it look like a political action. yes, it was ultimately decided by jeff sessions, but i do think, had the president stayed out of this, he would have had the facts on his side. sessions would have had the facts on his side. >> m

mr. mccabe, compromised by peter strzok with text messages and completely biased group of people they haveed including andrew who was an antitrumper supporting efforts to obstruct president trump and supporter of hillary clinton. we have to shut it down. heather: who is next in terms of who is being fired next, president trump said he's not going the fire mueller although people seem to keep thinking that he's going to, what's going to happen next? >> well, the questions i have is why are people like peter strzok still in the fbi and why is rod rosenstein allowing robert mueller to run over the rule of law, i think there are questions about rod rosenstein has allowed mueller to get out of control as he has and those are the significant questions i have and i hope the president is taking steps to clean house at the justice department in addition to fbi over the long run. heather: i have a feeling he's listening to you and watching what judicial watch does next. tom, thank you so much for joining us this morning. have a good day, 19 minutes until the top of the hour, sanctuary showdown, one

mr. mccabe. he says both the oj and fbi reports concluded that mr. mccabe had made an unauthorized disclosure to the news media and lacked candor, including under oath on multiple occasions. now, don, we have not seen this report. multiple news outlets have been reporting on it for the last few days, but we haven't actually seen the content. this is the first that explains why mccabe is being fired at this time, as we mentioned, just a few short days from his retirement. the big aspect is his pension. he is eligible to retire early if he had been able to stay until sunday when he turns 50. but because he is being fired now at age 49, that jeopardizes a significant portion of his pension, don. >> all right, thank you, i want you to stand by again. the breaking news at the top of the hour. 10:00 p.m. eastern on cnn. the attorney general jeff sessions has fired the fbi deputy director andrew mccabe just shy of his retirement on sunday when he is to turn 50 years old, his 50th birthday, and to become eligible to receive retirement benefits. we're just get

mr. mccabe. if he really did mislead anybody. but you know, these various actions that the president has taken, including his sort of i think one of your reporters said gleeful tweets certainly threatens to cast a different pall over all of this this. >> mccabe's statement says this attack on my credibility is one part of a larger effort not just to slander me personally, but to taint the fbi, law enforcement and intelligence professionals more generally. part of this administration's ongoing war on the fbi and the efforts of the special counsel investigation which continue to this day. so jeremy, you talk about how this is undermining this reaction, these revered institutions in our country. but mccabe's dismissal was made based on the recommendation of the fbi's disciplinary office. so does that cover any influence that the trump administration may have had over this decision? >> absolutely. there was just cause apparently for his firing. his firing was recommended by veteran fbi officials. this was not something that was done

mr. mccabe had made an unauthorized disclosure and land candor. andy mccabe land candor, should he have been fired? >> i think what really happened here is they realized he's a witness against them and he fired them, the short time before his retirement they lacked candor. they sped up part of the i.g.'s investigation and i think it was cowardice, and it told the rest of the world you mess with us, this is what you get. it's not how you handle an investigation and it not how you handle people who have dedicated their life to keeping us safe. >> the inspector general is morals apolitical, the office of professional responsibility is basically as apolitical as you can get. both found that he lacked candor, which is a firing offense. aside from the president's pressure and the president has been pressuring for firing mccabe for months, aside from that, those groups did find a problem, correct? >> it's hard to imagine they didn't feel the pressure from the white house. he testified before us and i thought he was telling us the exact truth. by the way,

mr. mccabe. as the opr proposal. all fbi employees know lacking candor under oath results in dismissal and our integrity is our brand, based on the report now, the inspector general i have terminated the employment of andrew mccabe effective immediately. >> now mccabe is not taking this quietly. in the his own statement. he's fighting back as well he might. he is no doubt worried about criminal prosecution or perhaps a lawsuit in the future to, gain his pension back. he writes "for the last year and a half my family and i have been the targets of an unrelenting a assault on our reputation and my service to the country. articles two numerous to count have leveled every false, defamtory degration. the president tweets have amplified and exacerbated it all. he called for my firing. the oig focus on me became part of an unprecedented part of the administration, driven by the president myself to remove me from my position. destroy my reputation and possibly strip me of a pension i work 21 years to earn. the accelerated re

mr. mccabe. had questioned his political motivations. and so there are a lot of political questions here about whether this was a political decision, why this happened the way it did late on a friday night right before he was about to leave. this is only going to, i think, you know, give rise to more of those questions and raise questions about the overall political motivations potentially of people inside the administration. >> julia, the president has been very open about his criticisms of attorney general jeff sessions. do you think that influence's sessions' decision to fire mccabe? >> i think stit's possible. i think sessions has been under pressure when it comes to the russia investigation. he recused himself last spring. and i think ever since then the president has been really breathing down his neck in terms of how he conducts his relationship with intelligence and the upper echelons of the justice department and the fbi. so i think this is definitely a move by jeff sessions or it could be to definitely try to curry favor with t

might not be paid. 0ur washington correspondent chris buckler gave me details of mr mccabe's sackinging comes connected to the white house itself. andrew mccabe basically oversaw a controversial investigation into hillary clinton that took place during the presidential election. during that, he allowed some representatives from the fbi to brief a report and the question has become about exactly whether he was forthcoming or not about what he allowed them to brief. the fbi office of responsibility said there was a lack of candour, he was not forthcoming and is a series defence and they had recommended action was taken against him. jeff sessions has taken the action tonight and he has fired him. as you mentioned, just a matter of 36 hours before his 50th birthday and 36 hours before he was due to retire. he had stepped down already from the post but was due to formally retire after more than 20 years of service with the fbi. he would have been entitled to a full pension but that now is in doubt because he has been fired. what has also happened to note is that we have a full and very le

mr. mccabe's termination and has rendered it illegitimate. report that mccabe met with special counsel and gave them his memos. president trump criticizing the special counsel in one of today's tweets writing, why does the mueller team-high 1300 hardened democrats? some basic cooking heavy supporters and zero republicans? another democrat recently added. does anyone think that this is fair? robert mueller has been a registered republican in the past. in 2001 former president george w. bush appointed him as fbi director. some republicans say the president needs to give robert mueller the space to do his job. >> a trump nominated ron rosenstein is who picked robert mueller. so, given the time, resources and independence to do his job and if you are innocent, if the allegations, if there is no evidence in your innocent, act like it. >> president trump just made it back to the white house. he spent most of this morning at trump national golf club in sterling virginia. the white house would not say what he was doing there. eric? >> thank you. >> a

he said it appears mr mccabe is not going to leave quietly., betty says it was as a result of presidential pressure and was intended notjust to taint him but discredit the fbi, law enforcement agencies and indeed investigations taking place into allegations of russian interference into the presidential election back in 2016. certainly, president trump has been celebrating his dismissal on twitter. indeed, his personal attorney has even given a statement saying he feels after this firing at the special counsel investigation should be brought to an end although he did make clear that was his view and not his client‘ he did make clear that was his view and not his client'. memos kept by andrew mccabe of conversations he had with president trump and about events that surrounded the firing of his boss, the fbi director, james comey. this could potentially get nasty and with that in mind, i will give you a quote from john brennan. he said he might skip andrew mccabe that you will take your place in the dustbin of history as a disgraced demigod. aust

mr. mccabe. or rosenstein. or loretta lynch. because mr. interference in the russia -- in the campaign. because if he was, he would do not only what i said, but heig would be investigating comey and mccabe for interfering in our election. here's the big story. the obama administration didn't want to interfere with our election than the loathsome, loathsome vladimir putin. whether it's unmasking, whether it's susan rice refusing to allow the cyberspace folks to investigate, the obama administration did more to interfere with our election than the russians! that's the story. >> sean: great one, you are one of the hardest interviews i've ever had. that is a superb analysis, good job as always. "life, liberty and levin" every sunday night and p.m., number one show on cable. you don't want to miss it. when we come back, peter schweitzer, a new book about government officials and corruption. remember, he wrote the number one best seller "clinton cash." this book will be number one. his interview is next. ♪ number one. >> sean: he's back. three ye

clearly, mr mccabe has decided he is not going to go quietly.ney general, not president trump directly but he said it was as a direct result of presidential pressure and it was intended not just to presidential pressure and it was intended notjust to paint him but to discredit the fbi, law—enforcement agencies and the investigation by the special counsel into allegations of russian interference in the presidential election back in 2016. and certainly president trump has been celebrating his dismissal on twitter. his personal attorney has issued a statement saying that he feels like after this firing that a special counsel investigation should be brought to an end. he did make clear that this was his view, and not his client's. nevertheless that inquiry will continue and we understand it has got notes now of memos that mccabe by the president trump and about events surrounding the firing of his boss, the fbi directorjames comey. this has the potential to get nasty and with that i will give you a quote from the former cia director john brennan. he

an internal review concluded that mr mccabe leaked information and misled investigators, something hesays mr mccabe may have lost hisjob, but he's not going quietly. andrew mccabe was fired by the attorney general, not president trump directly. but he said it was asa trump directly. but he said it was as a direct result of presidential pressure and it was intended not just to paint him, but to discredit the fbi, law enforcement agencies and that investigation is taking place with the special console with allegations of russian interference on the presidential election in 2016 and certainly president trump has exhilarating his dismissal on twitter. indeed, his personal attorney has even given a statement saying that he feels after this firing that that special counsel investigation should be brought to an end. although he made clear that was his view and not his client. nonetheless, that enquiry will continue and we understand that in fa ct continue and we understand that in fact it has got notes, and memos kept by andrew mccabe of conversations he had with president trump and events s

mr. mccabe of not being candid.said, i would have let him complete the weekend and if we find out later that these allegations are as serious as they seem, then could always go back and go after his pension if they wanted to. it seems it was petty and vindictive and almost an act of retribution to fire him, you know, a day before he would become eligible for his pension. i didn't particularly like that. i thought that was a -- maybe a bit unnecessary. but, again, i like to see the inspector general's report before i say too much in defense of mr. mccabe. >> great point. none of us have seen the inspector general's report. that will be a key piece of information here. congressman charlie dent of pennsylvania, always a pleasure to have you. >> thank you, john. great to be with you. >>> private information for some 50 million facebook users reportedly exploited by a data firm connected to the trump campaign. how did this happen? and is it time for mark zuckerberg to face lawmakers. one more just came out and said yes.

mr. mccabe. i hadn't heard terrible things. i guess the point i'm making is comey and mccabe seem to have respect in the fbi by the rank and file. i'm not sure what the message is that the president is sending there. >>> deputy director mccabe was questioned as part of the house intelligence russia probe. he will very likely have to speak to robert mueller's part of the special counsel's investigation into russian meddling and any potential collusion there with the campaign. the attorney general recused himself from all matters involving russia. in the context of mccabe's role in the investigations, should he have recused himself from this decision to fire mccabe? >> well, first, i'll say the attorney general sessions was absolutely right in recusing himself on the russian probe. all of the documentation and all of the rules i had read suggested he did the right thing recusing himself. should he recuse himself in the case of the firing of mccabe? well, to the extent -- i can't speak to the extent mr. mccabe is involved in the r

mr. mccabe believes the reason he was fired was because of mr. comey's conversations with the and his own conversations with the president, and his being a corroborating witness. i don't know what the cause was, but the process was and hi conversations with awful. it was seemed to violate the due process rights of this career federal employee. and then to watch the president f the united states, a multibillionaire, spike the ball on being able to deprive a 20-year federal employee of a pension was cruel rushed. and it, un-american, and mean-spirited. it was a shot across the bow at other government officials who are doing their jobs. justice department officials, f.b.i. officials, law enforcement officials who love this country and put their lives on the line. and if they don't agree with the mueller investigation continuing, or if they see concerns about the united states president and his campaign and some involvement with russia or the obstruction of justice or violations, that they, too, risk their jobs and pensions and risk their financial s

and mr mccabe claims what he witnessed event was another reason for his dismissal. s in the fbi, butjust over 2a hours before his retirement and his 50th birthday, he has been sacked in the full glare of publicity. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. an amber weather warning is due to come into force this afternoon in north—west england, yorkshire, the midlands and also london and parts of south—east england. more snow has fallen across parts of the uk overnight as a cold snap dubbed the mini—beast from the east sweeps in. 0ur correspondent frankie mccamley is in loftus on the north yorkshire coast. it doesn't look too bad but it does look windy there. tell us more. it might not look too bad but it is snowing quite hard now. we have had sporadic snow showers throughout the day. it is quite interesting that that 15 minutes there has been heavy snow and then it stopped and then use all the sunshine. 0n snow and then it stopped and then use all the sunshine. on top of that there are high winds so it feels extremely cold. the met office says in wakefield a few miles fro

mr. mccabe a cans to defend himself.d as much transparency as possible and make sure it wasn't politically motivated. >> take a look at what the president's personal lawyer john dowd told cnn yesterday after mccabe was fired. quote, speaking for myself, not the president, i pray that acting attorney general rosenstein will follow the brilliant and courageous example of the fbi office of professional responsibility and attorney general jeff sessions and bring an end to alleged russia collusion investigation manufactured by james comey based on a fraudulent and corrupt dossier. just end it on the merits in light of recent revelations. obviously, there's a lot to fact check in there, but a lot of questionable assertions. but since then, the president has tweeted this morning and last night, questioning mueller's team, saying that, quote, the mueller probe should never have been started. you have said in the past that if president trump were to order the firing of special counsel mueller, that would, quote, be the end of tru

mr. mccabe was not treated fairly, but just as importantly, it just shows politics enters into the department of justice when it shouldn't. dagen: well senator, i'll look at it this way, because andrew mccabe was coming up on retirement, and this inspector general's report has yet to come out, this is a referral from that report and to the division at the fbi that handles investigations of misconduct. this is a way to punish andrew mccabe by basically hitting his pension in some way, so how would andrew mccabe go about being punished if he was allowed to retire on sunday and begin collecting his pension? >> well this is a pattern of practice that we've seen it looks like the white house was very much involved in the firing , the president's tweet immediately thereafter. it's a pattern of practice that we've seen coming from the white house that interferes with the independence of the department of justice and the fbi so i think that it's a reflection of the lack of respect for the independence of the fbi by the trump adminitration. look, this didn't just happen. this has been on the table for

mr. mccabe. at the end of the day, look.be worried about stand in a federal docks charged with felonies for what he did during the obama administration. the pension is one small thing that the man has to worry about. david: in effect, general flynn pled guilty to base chri basicae same thing that andrew mccabe is accused of doing. they didn't say he was lying, wasn't being as forthcoming but basically it amounts to the same thing. >> it does a cursory level. but mr. mccabe was responsible, he signed off on the illegal fisa warrant against a u.s. citizen paid for by hillary clinton. so husband culpability is massive. if he answers for the crimes, then i think we have to reassess general flynn's situation. david: dr. sebastian gorka, great to see you. >>> we're coming back with much more. please stay with us. >>> growing calls tonight for a second smecial counse special so invest corruption. >> it's common sense. if you do something wrong, you don't have the fox guarding the chicken house. >> i think a crime has been committed