Donald Trump fires FBI number 2 Andrew McCabe 26 hours before he was due to retire on full pension

The FBI's number two Andrew McCabe has been fired by Donald Trump just 26 hours before he was due to retire on his birthday. McCabe was deeply involved in the agency’s investigations of Hillary Clinton and Russia’s role in the 2016 U.S. election and was repeatedly criticised by President Donald Trump, he said on Friday.
He was due to step down on Sunday after 21 years service. But in a petty move, Trump ordered his Attorney General Jeff Sessions to axe him late on Friday night, claiming he had made "unauthorized" disclosures to the media and had "lacked candor" while giving evidence under oath. Sessions said in a statement: "Based on the report of the Inspector General, the findings of the FBI Office of Professional Responsibility, and the recommendation of the Department’s senior career official, I have terminated the employment of Andrew McCabe effective immediately."
McCabe’s dismissal came two days before his 50th birthday, when he would have been eligible to retire from the Federal Bureau of Investigation with his full pension.

The firing - which comes nine months after Trump fired FBI Director James Comey - puts McCabe’s pension in jeopardy.
 “I am being singled out and treated this way because of the role I played, the actions I took, and the events I witnessed in the aftermath of the firing of James Comey,” McCabe said in a statement.

“This attack on my credibility is one part of a larger effort ... to taint the FBI, law enforcement, and intelligence professionals more generally.”