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- Andrew McCabe, the former deputy FBI director who was fired on March 16, is bringing in hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations for his legal defense fund.
- A GoFundMe page started on behalf of McCabe on Thursday soared past $ 350,000 by early Friday morning, nearly 12 hours after it launched. The fundraiser’s original goal was $ 150,000.
- McCabe was fired on accusations that he improperly gave information to the media during a 2016 investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails and then misled investigators about it. McCabe denies any wrongdoing.
Andrew McCabe, the deputy FBI director who was fired earlier this month, is raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for his legal defense.
A GoFundMe page started by the group, Friends of Andrew McCabe, soared past $ 350,000 by early Friday morning, exceeding the fundraiser’s original $ 150,000 goal.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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