Sen. Cornyn: Hearing on McCabe Firing Would Be 'Appropriate'

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, thinks a hearing on the firing of former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe would be "appropriate so we could see what the Office of Inspector General and the Office of Professional Responsibility recommended," reports The Hill.

Cornyn is the second Republican senator to press for a hearing — Lindsey Graham of South Carolina called for one on Sunday, saying McCabe deserved a chance to "defend himself."

"We owe it to the average American to have a hearing in the Judiciary Committee for Mr. Sessions to come forward with whatever documentation he has about the firing and give Mr. McCabe a chance to defend himself," Graham said.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired McCabe on Friday just two days before he was set to be eligible for full retirement benefits, citing an "unauthorized disclosure to the news media" and lacking "candor" with Justice Department investigators.

Cornyn, a member of the Senate Intelligence and Judiciary Committees, said he would support a hearing even though the "FBI had some serious credibility issues," and even though McCabe "might have contributed to those."

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