McCabe says he told "Gang of 8" about FBI Trump probe without objection

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe told NBC's "TODAY" on Tuesday that the "Gang of Eight," the top congressional leaders briefed on classified matters, did not object to the FBI's counterintelligence investigation into President Trump. "That's the important part here, no one objected. Not on legal grounds, not on constitutional grounds and not based on fact," he said.

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