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Report: FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe is stepping down

Allan SmithJan 29, 2018, 23:10 IST

Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe pauses during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 7, 2017, in Washington.Alex Brandon/AP

FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe is stepping down from his post, NBC News reported Monday.

Trump took aim at McCabe in recent months after firing FBI Director James Comey. He ignored questions shouted at him about the report during a lunch with United Nations Security Council ambassadors.

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