McCabe, writes Woodward, believed that most people in the FBI “were upset, not delighted,” but he “did not want to say any of this to the president and contradict him,” so, like Rosenstein, he kept quiet. Woodward reports that Vice President Pence never challenges Trump to Pence’s old friend Dan Coats, he seemed to have become “passive, subservient and obedient.” Describing White House discussions about whether Trump should fire FBI Director James Comey, Woodward relates that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein thought Comey should instead be allowed to resign voluntarily, but, not wanting to displease Trump, he “stayed quiet.” After Comey’s unceremonious dismissal, Trump summoned FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe and bragged that he had received “hundreds of messages from FBI people saying how delighted they are” about Comey’s ouster. “Rage” also shows how Trump’s massive ego and bullying routinely turned top government officials into cowering enablers.
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