Andrew McCabe, the former deputy FBI director, is planning to sue for defamation, wrongful termination, and possibly other civil claims, his lawyer told reporters Friday, Axios reported.
Michael Bromwich, McCabe's lawyer, said that McCabe told then-FBI Director James Comey that he was pushing back on stories about the Hillary Clinton investigation, which meant that he did not show "lacked candor," as Attorney General Jeff Sessions said when he fired McCabe in March.
The Justice Department inspector general has sent a criminal referral to the U.S. Attorney's office, saying McCabe misled investigators over his role in a news media disclosure to The Wall Street Journal about the investigation into Hillary Clinton.
Bromwich and McCabe are looking for ways to release emails and phone call transcripts between McCabe and then-FBI Director James Comey that show more information on the disclosure issue, Axios reported.
The attorney said that McCabe's legal team is still working on a time frame for when they will file the lawsuits. "We'll file when we're ready," Bromwich said.
McCabe was "upset and disappointed" by statements that Comey has made about him, Bromwich said. However, he added that he is not suggesting that Comey is "making things up or lying," the report said.
"Nobody's memory is perfect, people are fallible… McCabe has a clear recollection, Comey does not," Bromwich said in the Axios report.
The attorney added that he has not had time yet to find witnesses to corroborate McCabe, the report said.
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