Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has described the agency as being in “utter disarray” following a sweeping round of firings under President Trump’s administration.

McCabe’s comments come after Trump dismissed David Sundberg, head of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, along with nearly 90 other FBI officials last Friday.

The latest personnel shake-up is reportedly just the beginning, as the Trump administration is said to be preparing another round of firings targeting FBI officials involved in the January 6 cases.

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McCabe, who was fired from the FBI in 2018 for lying to federal investigators, has claimed that current FBI agents are fearful as they await Trump’s next move. “This is totally unprecedented,” McCabe said of the agency’s current state.

“I’ve talked to more FBI people in the last four days than I did in the prior four years,” McCabe added. “It is a place in utter disarray right now. People are worried about how am I going to pay the bills? How am I gonna support my family?”

McCabe detailed the uncertainty among FBI personnel, emphasizing the potential personal and professional consequences of being dismissed.

“If you get fired, you’re done. That’s the end of your reputation, your ability to get any job, you lose your pay, you lose your chance at a pension, you lose your health insurance,” he said.

He further described the situation as a “moment of terror” for FBI officials facing possible termination.

JUST IN: Former deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe says the FBI is in “utter disarray” thanks to Trump, says they are living in “terror” because their pensions, healthcare, and retirement are at risk.

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McCabe himself has a controversial history with Trump.

In May 2017, shortly after Trump fired former FBI Director James Comey, McCabe initiated a counterintelligence investigation into the president, probing whether he was “acting as an agent of Russia.”

He also launched a criminal investigation into Trump for possible obstruction of justice related to Comey’s firing.

McCabe was dismissed from his position in 2018, with then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions stating that he had “made an unauthorized disclosure to the news media and lacked candor − including under oath − on multiple occasions.”

Despite his firing, McCabe sued the Department of Justice in 2019 and ultimately won back his pension after the government was forced to overturn his termination and recognize him as having retired in good standing.

As Trump continues his efforts to overhaul the FBI, the agency remains on edge, with more dismissals expected in the coming weeks.

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