Scarborough Grills McCabe over FBI’s Treatment of Hillary: ‘Deep State Elected Donald Trump!’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BRZEZINSKI What ░░░░░░░░ do you think you ░░░░░░░░ in your role in ░░░░░░░░ trump What mistakes do ░░░░░░░░ think Jim Comey made ░░░░░░░░ what about the FBI ░░░░░░░░ MCCABE Wow That s ░░░░░░░░ big question SCARBOROUGH Let ░░░░░░░░ start with you Not ░░░░░░░░ the investigation of Donald ░░░░░░░░ what mistakes did you ░░░░░░░░ over the past two ░░░░░░░░ where you look back ░░░░░░░░ say man like to ░░░░░░░░ a chance to get ░░░░░░░░ do over on that ░░░░░░░░ MCCABE I spent a ░░░░░░░░ time thinking about the ░░░░░░░░ Jim and I and ░░░░░░░░ team went through going ░░░░░░░░ all the way to ░░░░░░░░ Clinton e mail case ░░░░░░░░ the way to the ░░░░░░░░ of Russia There were ░░░░░░░░ momentous decisions we made ░░░░░░░░ some may have had ░░░░░░░░ impact on electoral politics ░░░░░░░░ beyond anything we ever ░░░░░░░░ I m pretty candid ░░░░░░░░ the book aboutree thinking ░░░░░░░░ decision to even announce ░░░░░░░░ investigative results in the ░░░░░░░░ of July SCARBOROUGH I ░░░░░░░░ going to ask about ░░░░░░░░ That was such a ░░░░░░░░ from precedent Did Jim ░░░░░░░░ make a mistake while ░░░░░░░░ we re not going ░░░░░░░░ indict Hillary Clinton but ░░░░░░░░ holding a press conference ░░░░░░░░ her politically MCCABE Jo ░░░░░░░░ think in retrospect I ░░░░░░░░ Jim s decision to ░░░░░░░░ that announcement at the ░░░░░░░░ SCARBOROUGH Was there anybody ░░░░░░░░ him not to do ░░░░░░░░ MCCABE No there wasn ░░░░░░░░ SCARBOROUGH It was such ░░░░░░░░ departure Is it not ░░░░░░░░ there was nobody around ░░░░░░░░ Comey saying Mr Director ░░░░░░░░ don t do this ░░░░░░░░ or don t indict ░░░░░░░░ go away MCCABE We ░░░░░░░░ those conversations We were ░░░░░░░░ of the departure of ░░░░░░░░ but we banked very ░░░░░░░░ and we were incredibly ░░░░░░░░ in Jim s ability ░░░░░░░░ a communicator I think ░░░░░░░░ were overconfident and put ░░░░░░░░ much stock in our ░░░░░░░░ and belief Jim could ░░░░░░░░ to people not just ░░░░░░░░ extensive investigation we had ░░░░░░░░ SCARBOROUGH Wasn t he ░░░░░░░░ Democrats fairly say he ░░░░░░░░ grandstanding MCCABE I wouldn ░░░░░░░░ call it that We ░░░░░░░░ in a position we ░░░░░░░░ it was essential to ░░░░░░░░ to people what we ░░░░░░░░ done what we had ░░░░░░░░ and thought about the ░░░░░░░░ SCABOROUGH Was it done ░░░░░░░░ part because you and ░░░░░░░░ Comey and the FBI ░░░░░░░░ everybody else in the ░░░░░░░░ except for two or ░░░░░░░░ people thought Hillary Clinton ░░░░░░░░ going to win the ░░░░░░░░ and everybody wanted their ░░░░░░░░ clean when she did ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t be having ░░░░░░░░ nine months into the ░░░░░░░░ administration why you weren ░░░░░░░░ more aggressive with Hillary ░░░░░░░░ MCCABE Absolutely not It ░░░░░░░░ done because we received ░░░░░░░░ investigation in an incredibly ░░░░░░░░ way SCARBOROUGH Let me ░░░░░░░░ you this question If ░░░░░░░░ could give advice to ░░░░░░░░ FBI directors MCCABE Yeah ░░░░░░░░ Would you tell them ░░░░░░░░ you re thinking about ░░░░░░░░ a press conference after ░░░░░░░░ decide not to indict ░░░░░░░░ public official don t ░░░░░░░░ it MCCABE I think ░░░░░░░░ would tell that future ░░░░░░░░ director that precedent is ░░░░░░░░ for good even in ░░░░░░░░ moments when you are ░░░░░░░░ confident and you re ░░░░░░░░ to do the right ░░░░░░░░ you feel that departure ░░░░░░░░ precedent you have the ░░░░░░░░ and confidence in your ░░░░░░░░ in the righteousness of ░░░░░░░░ cause and work you ░░░░░░░░ done That s all ░░░░░░░░ that idea of precedent ░░░░░░░░ weigh very heavily SCARBOROUGH ░░░░░░░░ your head down Let ░░░░░░░░ ask you about the ░░░░░░░░ 10 days before the ░░░░░░░░ which again This is ░░░░░░░░ of the most bizarre ░░░░░░░░ when I hear about ░░░░░░░░ deep state conspiracies about ░░░░░░░░ Trump The Deep State ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump If you ░░░░░░░░ to Donald Trump during ░░░░░░░░ time he would tell ░░░░░░░░ that letter actually gave ░░░░░░░░ a chance to win ░░░░░░░░ presidency What regrets do ░░░░░░░░ or Jim Comey have ░░░░░░░░ that letter you can ░░░░░░░░ to MCCABE Sure I ░░░░░░░░ t speak for Jim ░░░░░░░░ has been pretty clear ░░░░░░░░ Do you regret that ░░░░░░░░ was sent 10 days ░░░░░░░░ the election MCCABE I ░░░░░░░░ t agree with the ░░░░░░░░ to send that letter ░░░░░░░░ the time Unfortunately I ░░░░░░░░ t have the about ░░░░░░░░ participate in because of ░░░░░░░░ was swirling around me ░░░░░░░░ Wall Street journal reporting ░░░░░░░░ this idea I would ░░░░░░░░ from the case Jim ░░░░░░░░ me he didn t ░░░░░░░░ me to participate in ░░░░░░░░ discussion and decision SCARBOROUGH ░░░░░░░░ is that MCCABE I ░░░░░░░░ sorry SCARBOROUGH Why did ░░░░░░░░ not want you to ░░░░░░░░ MCCABE I can t ░░░░░░░░ for Jim and don ░░░░░░░░ want to say what ░░░░░░░░ in his mind or ░░░░░░░░ might have been circulating ░░░░░░░░ his mind SCABOROUGH Can ░░░░░░░░ tell us who he ░░░░░░░░ with We always crazy ░░░░░░░░ Trump for not consulting ░░░░░░░░ more people before making ░░░░░░░░ decisions Can you tell ░░░░░░░░ who was he talking ░░░░░░░░ before he sent out ░░░░░░░░ letter to Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ understanding it was the ░░░░░░░░ members of the teamworking ░░░░░░░░ issues right through the ░░░░░░░░ SCARBOROUGH On a personal ░░░░░░░░ talking about the Wall ░░░░░░░░ Journal reporting talk about ░░░░░░░░ Clinton decision deep state ░░░░░░░░ Andrew McCabe leaks something ░░░░░░░░ remember on this show ░░░░░░░░ said this really matters ░░░░░░░░ is really going to ░░░░░░░░ damaging to Hillary Clinton ░░░░░░░░ campaign The deep state ░░░░░░░░ for Donald Trump bizarre ░░░░░░░░ impacts the minds of ░░░░░░░░ Nunes Talk about the ░░░░░░░░ the FBI does it ░░░░░░░░ the time the CIA ░░░░░░░░ it all the time ░░░░░░░░ it into your thought ░░░░░░░░ Why did you leak ░░░░░░░░ information and why did ░░░░░░░░ not tell the truth ░░░░░░░░ investigators later MCCABE Yes ░░░░░░░░ will correct you on ░░░░░░░░ couple things Just to ░░░░░░░░ out I am limited ░░░░░░░░ what I can discuss ░░░░░░░░ you about the Wall ░░░░░░░░ Journal articles and everything ░░░░░░░░ came from them I ░░░░░░░░ to this day still ░░░░░░░░ up in legal issues ░░░░░░░░ those events and everything ░░░░░░░░ What can you tell ░░░░░░░░ about MCCABE I will ░░░░░░░░ you this When I ░░░░░░░░ as deputy director I ░░░░░░░░ one of two people ░░░░░░░░ the FBI who had ░░░░░░░░ authority by FBI policy ░░░░░░░░ interact with the media ░░░░░░░░ decide what information as ░░░░░░░░ organization we shared with ░░░░░░░░ media My activities and ░░░░░░░░ transacting day to day ░░░░░░░░ numerous media requests across ░░░░░░░░ spectrum That is not ░░░░░░░░ any right thinking well ░░░░░░░░ person would SCARBOROUGH Who ░░░░░░░░ the other person The ░░░░░░░░ MCCABE Yes SCARBOROUGH You ░░░░░░░░ t consider your discussions ░░░░░░░░ Wall Street Journal to ░░░░░░░░ leaking MCCABE I don ░░░░░░░░ consider any authorized dissemination ░░░░░░░░ my course of deputy ░░░░░░░░ to be leaks They ░░░░░░░░ not leaks SCARBOROUGH We ░░░░░░░░ read about the decisions ░░░░░░░░ up to that Did ░░░░░░░░ Comey know you were ░░░░░░░░ to the Wall Street ░░░░░░░░ MCCABE I cannot I ░░░░░░░░ love to take outer ░░░░░░░░ report and lay it ░░░░░░░░ a table and go ░░░░░░░░ by point how I ░░░░░░░░ with the conclusions in ░░░░░░░░ ig report I will ░░░░░░░░ you I at no ░░░░░░░░ ever misled Director Comey ░░░░░░░░ general or another media ░░░░░░░░ The fact is that ░░░░░░░░ and I have been ░░░░░░░░ investigative reports for 21 ░░░░░░░░ is not the product ░░░░░░░░ any investigation I m ░░░░░░░░ with.”