Andrew McCabe on Dan Bongino as FBI Deputy Dir.: How Is He Going to ‘Competently’ Do the Job Without ‘Knowledge’ and ‘Experience?’

COOPER He is now ░░░░░░░░ Deputy Director of the ░░░░░░░░ Joining me now is ░░░░░░░░ who once held that ░░░░░░░░ CNN senior law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ Andrew McCabe So first ░░░░░░░░ all what s your ░░░░░░░░ to this appointment McCabe ░░░░░░░░ know I have great ░░░░░░░░ for the FBI and ░░░░░░░░ its people You know ░░░░░░░░ ve taken someone who ░░░░░░░░ nothing about the organization ░░░░░░░░ no experience with the ░░░░░░░░ and put him in ░░░░░░░░ highest position an agent ░░░░░░░░ possibly occupy He will ░░░░░░░░ responsible on a day ░░░░░░░░ day basis for all ░░░░░░░░ the FBI s intelligence ░░░░░░░░ and investigative authority People ░░░░░░░░ walk into his office ░░░░░░░░ after another after another ░░░░░░░░ single day and confront ░░░░░░░░ with some of the ░░░░░░░░ confounding problems in unbelievably ░░░░░░░░ investigations issues in which ░░░░░░░░ safety of our country ░░░░░░░░ hanging in the balance ░░░░░░░░ they re going to ░░░░░░░░ him to look back ░░░░░░░░ them make quick decisions ░░░░░░░░ on the law based ░░░░░░░░ the facts not on ░░░░░░░░ politics And so I ░░░░░░░░ I m scratching my ░░░░░░░░ as to how he ░░░░░░░░ going to be able ░░░░░░░░ do that There s ░░░░░░░░ a single Deputy Director ░░░░░░░░ the history of the ░░░░░░░░ year history of the ░░░░░░░░ who didn t have ░░░░░░░░ role until they had ░░░░░░░░ spent an entire career ░░░░░░░░ the FBI understanding its ░░░░░░░░ its authority its capabilities ░░░░░░░░ its mistakes the places ░░░░░░░░ you have to be ░░░░░░░░ careful to keep the ░░░░░░░░ on the road So ░░░░░░░░ think he s in ░░░░░░░░ a real challenge COOPER ░░░░░░░░ do you think that ░░░░░░░░ so important Having a ░░░░░░░░ in FBI law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ order to be the ░░░░░░░░ the number two person ░░░░░░░░ McCabe Yeah Anderson you ░░░░░░░░ it s not just ░░░░░░░░ having a lifetime career ░░░░░░░░ law enforcement but specifically ░░░░░░░░ career in the FBI ░░░░░░░░ s an enormous organization ░░░░░░░░ 000 people 12 000 ░░░░░░░░ The mission spans from ░░░░░░░░ security and counterintelligence to ░░░░░░░░ all the way to ░░░░░░░░ possible criminal violation in ░░░░░░░░ Federal Code In order ░░░░░░░░ make those lightning fast ░░░░░░░░ on thousands of cases ░░░░░░░░ you may be asked ░░░░░░░░ have got to know ░░░░░░░░ the organization can do ░░░░░░░░ its people are capable ░░░░░░░░ and the sort of ░░░░░░░░ that lead its people ░░░░░░░░ problems and making mistakes ░░░░░░░░ holding people accountable So ░░░░░░░░ that you could just ░░░░░░░░ into that role and ░░░░░░░░ it competently without any ░░░░░░░░ that knowledge or understanding ░░░░░░░░ experience it s confounding ░░░░░░░░ So Kash Patel who ░░░░░░░░ know previously to getting ░░░░░░░░ job had talked about ░░░░░░░░ the FBI headquarters —“