WASHINGTON — Hours before he was scheduled to retire in 2018, Andrew G. McCabe, then the F.B.I.’s deputy director, was fired by the Justice Department, depriving him of his pension and prompting cheers from President Donald J. Trump, who had been hounding him over his role in the Russia investigation.
On Thursday, the department reversed Mr. McCabe’s firing, settling a lawsuit he filed asserting that he was dismissed for political reasons. Under the settlement, Mr. McCabe, 53, will be able to officially retire, receive his pension and other benefits, and get about $200,000 in missed pension payments.
In addition, the department agreed to expunge any mention of his firing from F.B.I. personnel records. The agreement even made clear that he would receive the cuff links given to senior executives and a plaque with his mounted F.B.I. credentials and badge.
The Justice Department did not admit any wrongdoing. But the settlement amounted to a rejection by the Biden administration of how Mr. McCabe’s case had been handled under Mr. Trump, who perceived Mr. McCabe as one of his so-called deep-state enemies and repeatedly attacked him. A notice of the lawsuit’s dismissal was also filed in federal court.
Humacunala on October 15th, 2021 at 01:58 UTC »
How the fuck is this uplifting?
Uplifting news should have headlines like:
-Senate passes bill to rein in prescription drug prices
-FDA approves use of mRNA cancer treatment
-Local fish populations boom after implementation of sustainable fishing practices in location X.
-After a decade of fighting, belligerent X and belligerent Y have penned a peace agreement.
I stayed subbed to this subreddit to actually see news that gives me hope for humanity as a whole; some official getting his pension back after a president I don't like took it away does not help me or my community, nor inspire it in any way.
Keep your politics out of uplifting news; that is not what the sub is for.
felixlightner on October 14th, 2021 at 23:20 UTC »
"Plus, I keep the hundreds of thousands dollars donated to me for my legal defense. Thanks, Donnie!" - Andy "You Shouldn't have Screwed with Me" McCabe.
AlienPsychic51 on October 14th, 2021 at 22:45 UTC »
One more victory over Trump's disastrous Presidency. We cannot turn back the clock and we can't fix everything. Really great to see Andrew McCabe get what he worked for.