What is Andrew McCabe?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Andrew McCabe |image = Andrew G. McCabe.jpg |office = [[Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation]] |president = [[Barack Obama]]<br>[[Donald Trump]] |term_start = February 1, 2016 |term_end = January 29, 2018 |predecessor = [[Mark F. Giuliano]] |successor = [[David Bowdich]] {{small|(Acting)}} |office1 = [[Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation]] |status1 = Acting |president1 = [[Donald Trump]] |term_start1 = May 9, 2017 |term_end1 = August 2, 2017 |predecessor1 = [[James Comey]] |successor1 = [[Christopher A. Wray]] |birth_name = Andrew George McCabe |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|5|5}} |birth_place = [[Hartford, Connecticut]], [[United States|U.S.]] |spouse = Jill McCabe |death_date = |death_place = |party = |education = [[Duke University]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])}}<br>[[Washington University in St. Louis]] {{small|([[Juris Doctor|JD]])}} }} '''Andrew George McCabe''' (born May 5, 1968) is an American attorney. He was the [[Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation]] from February 1, 2016 to January 29, 2018.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/andrew-mccabe-named-deputy-director-of-the-fbi |title=Andrew G. McCabe Named Deputy Director of the FBI |publisher=[[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] |date=January 29, 2016 |access-date=October 31, 2016}}</ref> On May 9, 2017, McCabe became acting director after [[James Comey]] was fired from duties as Director by U.S. President [[Donald Trump]]. President Trump sent a letter to Comey informing him of his dismissal, referring to a recommendation to remove Comey from Attorney General [[Jeff Sessions]], and Deputy Attorney General [[Rod J. Rosenstein]]. In the absence of a Senate-confirmed Director, the deputy director automatically becomes acting director. McCabe became deputy director again after [[Christopher A. Wray]] was sworn in as the new FBI Director on August