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前FBI副局長安德魯•麥凱布(Andrew McCabe) (Source: Wikipedia)
周五晚被司法部長塞申斯高調宣布解雇後，前任美國聯邦調查局(FBI)副局長安德魯•麥凱布(Andrew McCabe)隨即發表聲明，指責司法部如此對待他完全有失公平，解雇他是白宮與聯邦調查局政治鬥爭的一部分。
幾個月來，特朗普總統頻頻指名道姓攻擊麥凱布，總統如此攻擊一個政府部門的非政治任命的中層官員並公開主張應該解雇他，不僅罕見，且不正常。總統無權解雇非政治任命的政府官員是我們製度中防止政治腐敗的一個及其重要的因素（見“從FBI副局長被解雇談選擇性執法”一文????）。麥凱布已經在聯邦調查局服務超過20年，他隻需工作到3月18日他50歲生日那天退休，就能領到政府的養老金，但塞申斯恰恰在3月16日晚，麥凱布能正常退休的26個小時前解雇了他，如此又狠又絕也是史無前例的。
據《華盛頓郵報》最新報道，為了讓麥凱布免遭失去大部分養老金的損失，威斯康星州民主黨眾議員馬克·波肯（Mark Pocan）已經向麥凱布提供了一份在他辦公室負責選舉安全的臨時工作，以便他能夠達到領取政府養老金所需的服務年限。目前尚不能確認此方案是否可行。
事態還在繼續發酵中。 據報特別檢察官穆勒的調查小組已經與麥凱布麵談，並獲得了麥凱布手中的備忘錄，其中涉及科米被解雇前後的事件，科米告知麥凱布他與特朗普互動的一些細節，以及麥凱布本人與特朗普之間的談話內容等。先於麥凱布被解雇的前任聯邦調查局局長科米也公布他即將出書，讓美國人民知道真相。
特朗普當然不會示弱， 周六晚至周日淩晨連連發推，指責科米和麥凱布的備忘錄都是假的，並第一次將矛頭直指穆勒：
穆勒的調查從來就不應該開始，因為沒有勾結，也沒有犯罪。 這是基於欺詐活動以及由騙子希拉裏和民主黨總部付錢買來的虛假檔案，並錯誤地被外國情報監察法庭用來監視我的競選團隊。獵巫行動(witch hunt)！
沒跟安德魯•麥凱布見麵多長時間， 他跟我見麵的時候也從沒寫過筆記。我不相信他會寫備忘錄，無非是為了日後他自己的目的。 撒謊的詹姆斯•科米也一樣。我們能說那是假的備忘錄嗎？
然而， 事態的進一步發展恐怕由不得總統大人了，他對穆勒的攻擊已經在共和黨內部召來訓斥聲浪。正如共和黨資深參議員林賽•格雷厄姆(Lindsey Graham)所警告的那樣：如果特朗普試圖解雇穆勒，那他自己的總統任期就要快結束了，因為我們是一個法治國家。
以下為麥凱布針對被解雇所發表的聲明的中文翻譯：
我擔任聯邦調查局特別探員已經有21年，其中有一半的時間是作為便衣偵探及主管，在紐約針對俄羅斯有組織的犯罪行為進行調查，另一半的職業生涯則集中在國家安全方麵，保障國家免於恐怖主義襲擊。我在FBI擔任過一些最具有挑戰性、要求最高的調查工作和領導角色，在一段艱難時期出任代理局長更是我的榮幸。
過去一年半以來，我和我的家人成為被猛烈攻擊的靶子，直指我們的聲譽和對於國家的付出。不計其數的文章極盡一切虛假、汙蔑和貶低而傾瀉在我們身上，總統的推特進一步助長、惡化了這些攻擊，他提出解雇我，他提出讓我失去服務二十餘年後應得的退休金。對這一切，出於維護FBI使命的意願，我們不希望反複回應那些一而再再而三的謊言而吸引太多注意力，因此一直保持緘默。
然而（現在）必須開口了。
司法部監察辦公室（OIG）的調查必須在這種對我的信譽的持續攻擊的背景下來看。該調查始自我試圖解釋在涉及希拉裏·克林頓的調查方麵，FBI是如何參與的、我是如何監督的。我被媒體一遍又一遍地描繪成有政黨傾向，被指責在政治壓力下結束調查。FBI被描繪為屈服於壓力，為政治目的而不是執法目的作出決定。而真相並非如此。事實上，整個調查都源於我的努力，並根據FBI的規定得到了充分授權，希望能代表調查局理清事實，並且我們排除司法部一些人的反對而堅持繼續調查。
監察辦公室調查的重點是我選擇通過公共事務官員和法律顧問與一位記者分享信息。作為代理局長，我是少數有權這樣做的人之一。這不是一個秘密，這是在好幾天的時間裏發生的事，包括局長在內的其他人都知道與記者的互動。身為代理局長，每周都會監督幾次這種與媒體的交流。事實上，在雷伊（Wray）局長領導下，按他的要求，我繼續做著同樣的工作。隨後的調查集中在我和誰交談了、什麽時候談的，等等。在這些調查過程中，盡管周圍情勢混亂，我盡可能誠實而準確地回答問題。當我認為我的回答被誤解時，我聯係了調查員進行糾正。
單獨看這件事情，就會一葉障目不見泰山。大環境是當執法機關被政治化之後會發生什麽，是公務員被攻擊，是我們期待能珍惜和保護這些機構的人反而成為搞破壞的工具。
這就是實情：由於我扮演的角色，我所采取的行動以及我在詹姆斯•科米（Comey）被解雇後所目睹的事件，致使我被單挑出來並以這種方式對待。在我向眾議院情報委員會作證、表明將證實科米與總統的談話情況之後，這份報告加速出籠。監察辦公室對於我和這份報告的關注，成為政府前所未有努力的一部分，在總統本人親自推動下，將我從我的職位上除名，毀壞我的聲譽，並可能剝奪我21年來掙得的退休金。報告的加速出籠，以及隨後采取的懲罰行動，隻有在這樣的邏輯下才解釋得通。星期四來自白宮的評論隻是這方麵的最新例子。
如此摧毀我的信譽，不僅是為了誹謗我個人，更是為了把聯邦調查局、執法部門和情報專業人員都一概玷汙了。這是本屆政府針對聯邦調查局及特別檢查官調查的戰爭的一部分，而且一直持續到今天。他們在這場戰爭中的一意孤行恰恰凸顯了特別檢查官的調查有多麽重要。
我一直以秉持尊嚴和正直效力於我的國家而感到自豪，我一直鼓勵身邊的人也這樣做。不信問問他們。以這種方式結束我的職業生涯，並被指責為缺乏坦率，其令人失望和深感不公的程度實在難以置信，我最差也隻是在一片混亂中有些分心。但是，這並不能抹煞我有幸參與的工作的重要性，最終這些工作的結果將大白於天下。
我對FBI的男女同仁深信不疑，我相信他們尋求正義的努力絕不會被嚇阻。
附：麥凱布聲明的英文原文：
I have been an FBI Special Agent for over 21 years. I spent half of that time investigating Russian Organized Crime as a street agent and Supervisor in New York City. I have spent the second half of my career focusing on national security issues and protecting this country from terrorism. I served in some of the most challenging, demanding investigative and leadership roles in the FBI. And I was privileged to serve as Deputy Director during a particularly tough time.
For the last year and a half, my family and I have been the targets of an unrelenting assault on our reputation and my service to this country. Articles too numerous to count have leveled every sort of false, defamatory and degrading allegation against us. The President's tweets have amplified and exacerbated it all. He called for my firing. He called for me to be stripped of my pension after more than 20 years of service. And all along we have said nothing, never wanting to distract from the mission of the FBI by addressing the lies told and repeated about us.
No more.
The investigation by the Justice Department's Office of Inspector General (OIG) has to be understood in the context of the attacks on my credibility. The investigation flows from my attempt to explain the FBI's involvement and my supervision of investigations involving Hillary Clinton. I was being portrayed in the media over and over as a political partisan, accused of closing down investigations under political pressure. The FBI was portrayed as caving under that pressure, and making decisions for political rather than law enforcement purposes. Nothing was further from the truth. In fact, this entire investigation stems from my efforts, fully authorized under FBI rules, to set the record straight on behalf of the Bureau, and to make clear that we were continuing an investigation that people in DOJ opposed.
The OIG investigation has focused on information I chose to share with a reporter through my public affairs officer and a legal counselor. As Deputy Director, I was one of only a few people who had the authority to do that. It was not a secret, it took place over several days, and others, including the Director, were aware of the interaction with the reporter. It was the type of exchange with the media that the Deputy Director oversees several times per week. In fact, it was the same type of work that I continued to do under Director Wray, at his request. The investigation subsequently focused on who I talked to, when I talked to them, and so forth. During these inquiries, I answered questions truthfully and as accurately as I could amidst the chaos that surrounded me. And when I thought my answers were misunderstood, I contacted investigators to correct them.
But looking at that in isolation completely misses the big picture. The big picture is a tale of what can happen when law enforcement is politicized, public servants are attacked, and people who are supposed to cherish and protect our institutions become instruments for damaging those institutions and people.
Here is the reality: I am being singled out and treated this way because of the role I played, the actions I took, and the events I witnessed in the aftermath of the firing of James Comey. The release of this report was accelerated only after my testimony to the House Intelligence Committee revealed that I would corroborate former Director Comey's accounts of his discussions with the President. The OIG's focus on me and this report became a part of an unprecedented effort by the Administration, driven by the President himself, to remove me from my position, destroy my reputation, and possibly strip me of a pension that I worked 21 years to earn. The accelerated release of the report, and the punitive actions taken in response, make sense only when viewed through this lens. Thursday's comments from the White House are just the latest example of this.
This attack on my credibility is one part of a larger effort not just to slander me personally, but to taint the FBI, law enforcement, and intelligence professionals more generally. It is part of this Administration's ongoing war on the FBI and the efforts of the Special Counsel investigation, which continue to this day. Their persistence in this campaign only highlights the importance of the Special Counsel's work.
I have always prided myself on serving my country with distinction and integrity, and I always encouraged those around me to do the same. Just ask them. To have my career end in this way, and to be accused of lacking candor when at worst I was distracted in the midst of chaotic events, is incredibly disappointing and unfair. But it will not erase the important work I was privileged to be a part of, the results of which will in the end be revealed for the country to see.
I have unfailing faith in the men and women of the FBI and I am confident that their efforts to seek justice will not be deterred.
作者：圖蔥
麥凱布聲明翻譯：圖蔥
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