Fires FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe hours before retirement

Attorney General Jeff Sessions, at Trump's urging, fired former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe just 26 hours before his scheduled retirement, stripping him of his full pension. Trump celebrated the firing on Twitter, calling it a "great day for Democracy" and attacking McCabe as a "choirboy" compared to James Comey, escalating his purge of law enforcement officials investigating his campaign.

"Andrew McCabe FIRED, a great day for the hard working men and women of the FBI - A great day for Democracy." — Twitter, March 17, 2018