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In reply to the discussion: Firing McCabe would be unfathomable cruelty which could have major blowback [View all]wishstar
(5,268 posts)Some posters seem to think he was set to receive over a million per year. His current salary has been just over $160,000 per year.
People in law enforcement careers both federally and in state and local jobs are usually able to retire after 20 years unlike the rest of us.
From everything I have read, Andrew McCabe just happened to have misfortune of being in position as Comey's assistant where he ended up in crosshairs as convenient target of a Trumpian politically motivated rightwing scheme for a fall guy to be attacked in order to discredit the FBI and the Mueller probe.
Very demoralizing for civil servants and definitely a disincentive for anyone to accept a higher management post offered by a political appointment when taking a leadership position can destroy a lengthy career and take away an expected pension.