The Inspector-General of the FBI has made a criminal referral to the Justice Department apparently recommending that criminal charges be brought against former Acting Director of the FBI Andrew McCabe for making unauthorized disclosures to the press and then lying about it to the I.G. McCabe's alleged misconduct has been seized upon by the likes of Devon Nunes, Chair of the House Intelligence Committee and Sean Hannity of Fox News, both vociferous defenders of President Trump, as proof that the FBI's Russia investigation is a witch hunt and that McCabe is part of a cabal attempting to bring down the Trump presidency.
Assuming, for the sake of argument, that the allegations of McCabe's misdeeds are true, what each of Mr. Nunes and Mr. Hannity should be required to answer is, who was hurt by McCabe's alleged transgressions, Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump? The incontrovertible fact is that the information allegedly leaked by McCabe was damaging to Ms. Clinton and, thus, helpful to Mr. Trump. How in the world can this set of facts be spun to support the notion that the FBI is out to get Trump?
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