Robert McBride, the second-ranking federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia, was abruptly fired on Monday in a move that has raised eyebrows across legal circles.
McBride, who had only been in the role of first assistant U.S. Attorney for a few months, was terminated after declining to assist in the Justice Department’s prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey, according to a source familiar with the matter as reported by CBS News.
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