Acting FBI Director Contradicts White House

Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe told the Senate Intelligence Committee that James Comey had not, as the White House said, lost the broad confidence of the bureau’s employees, Axios reports.

Said McCabe: “No sir, that is not accurate… I can tell you that I hold Director Comey in the absolute highest regard… It has been the greatest privilege and honor of my professional life to work with him… I can confidently tell you that the vast majority of FBI employees enjoyed a deep and positive connection to him.”

He also said the Russia investigation is “highly significant,” contradicting White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders who said it is, “one of the smallest things that they’ve got going on their plate.”