American former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent and attorney, Andrew McCabe has served as the Deputy Director of the FBI from February 2016 to January 2018. From May 2017 to August 2017, he worked as the Acting Director of the FBI.
Andrew McCabe's Biography: Early Life & Education
Andrew McCabe was born Andrew George McCabe on March 18, 1968, in Hartford, Connecticut, to American parents. An American native, he belongs to a white ethnic background.
McCabe attended The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida, completing his graduation in 1986. Following the graduation, he went to the Duke University from where he graduated in 1990. Similarly, he received a J.D. degree from Washington University in St. Louis in 1993. Also, he was a brother of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
While attending law school, he interned in the criminal division of the United States Department of Justice. McCabe spent three years in a private law practice in Philadelphia due to a hiring freeze.
Andrew McCabe's Career & Net Worth
Andrew McCabe’s FBI career stared in 1996, in the New York Field Office where he was on the SWAT team. He started to work as a supervisory special agent at the Eurasian Organized Crime Task Force in 2003.
In the same way, he worked as the first director of the High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group, a program to inquire about cross-examination strategies that were made after the Department of Defense Directive 2310 ban of waterboarding and other interrogation techniques.
McCabe was appointed as Deputy Director of the FBI by FBI Director Comey, on January 29, 2016, which he assumed on 1st February 2016.
With decades of experiences, he became acting director of the FBI on May 9, 2017, after Trump dismissed Comey as director.
Beginning in July 2017, Trump over and again assaulted McCabe in Twitter comments, recommending that Sessions ought to expel McCabe, blaming him for clashes on account of his spouse's crusade for state office, and insulting him about "racing the clock" until his retirement.
In January 2018 it was accounted for that Attorney General Sessions had been constraining FBI Director Wray to fire McCabe. Notwithstanding, Wray won't and allegedly took steps to leave if McCabe was expelled.
In an interview in February 2019 with Scott Pelley of "60 Minutes," McCabe said he took activities to shield the Russian-obstruction examination from successors who may end it since he or Mueller could be expelled from their positions.
How Much Is he worth at present?
McCabe is worth $11 million (USAToday), as of June 2019. He has made a huge amount of money from his career that has added up more dollars to his assets.
As an acting director as well as deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, he would have earned in millions. Following the retirement, he is receiving a fine amount as pension.
Andrew McCabe's Personal Life: Relationship, Marriage, Children
Talking about his personal life, well, Andrew is a triathlete who used to ride 3 miles (56 km) from his home to work.
He is a married man and shares two children; a son and a daughter. He is wedded to Jill McCabe, a pediatrician, who was a Democratic candidate for the Virginia state senate in 2015. He currently resides in Virginia with his wife and children. The McCabe family seems to enjoy their life together.
