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https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/20/mueller-investigation-mccabe-strzok-1336694

 

McCabe reveals heโ€™s the one who decided to remove Strzok from Muellerโ€™s team

 

It's long been gospel in the Russia probe: When special counsel Robert Mueller learned of the inflammatory anti-Trump text messages FBI agent Peter Strzok sent, he immediately removed him from his team.

 

But in a newly released transcript of a December 2017 interview, former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe told lawmakers that he's the one who made the call to oust Strzok from the probe, worrying that Strzok's involvement could taint the special counsel's work.

 

In a closed-door interview with the House Judiciary and Oversight committees, McCabe said he learned of Strzok's text messages on July 27, 2017, and made a quick decision.

 

"I made the decision to remove him from the investigation that evening," McCabe said at the time.

 

"That very day you decided to remove him?" Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) asked.

 

"I came back from my meeting with the inspector general. I met with a very small group of my fellow leaders. We discussed Peter's reassignment, and we discussed where we would place him," McCabe replied.

 

Itโ€™s unclear whether Mueller was informed at the time.