by Itunuoluwa Adebo

Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe disputed  the White House’s assertion that FBI employees had lost faith in James Comey, saying the former FBI director had “broad support” within the agency.

McCabe told members of the Senate intelligence committee Comey enjoyed “broad support within the FBI and still does to this day.” “The majority, the vast majority of FBI employees enjoyed a deep, positive connection to Director Comey.”  “I hold Director Comey in the absolute highest regard. I have the highest respect for his considerable abilities and his integrity.”

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Just a day before, White House Spokewoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the President “and the rest of the FBI” had lost confidence in Comey. She said the White House had heard from “countless” members of the FBI to that effect. McCabe also but vowed to inform a Senate panel if the White House tried to intervene in the Russian investigation.

The White House caught in another lie. Acting FBI Director MCCabe says Comey had not lost the confidence of the FBI. pic.twitter.com/zbSCICqfVR

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) May 11, 2017

Two days after President Trump fired his predecessor, McCabe was testifying on Capitol Hill. He said nothing could prevent the FBI from “doing the right thing” but promised to tell the Senate intelligence committee if any attempt was made to thwart the investigation.