McCabe on President Trump’s Involvement in Roger Stone Case

AMANPOUR: Is this an abuse of power? Is it possible that the president could be investigated again and all this, you know, drama can start up again on yet another issue? Tell me the big picture here to start with.

ANDREW MCCABE, FORMER DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE FBI: I think that’s possible, Christiane. But I think it’s also getting a little bit ahead of ourselves. I think it’s helpful to step back and look at what we’re seeing right now. Many people who have been concerned about the president’s actions and his behavior for years since he’s taken office have been saying for a long time that he does things that are a complete departure from all of his — all prior presidents from either party. He says things and he act in ways that undermined the confidence — the public confidence in the institutions like the Department of Justice that we rely on every day. And what will happen if this continues? Well, what we’ve seen this week is exactly what happens when those sorts of inclinations continue. The president is now weighing in directly on criminal cases and decisions that are before the court. He’s doing it on behalf of his friends to seek leniency on behalf of his friends. And in the same breath, is calling for the investigation and the imprisonment of perceived political enemies like myself and James Comey. So, I think the important thing is we are at that critical moment where the president’s actions are directly undermining the institutions we rely on.