FBI No. 2 Steps Down Ahead of Release of Explosive Memo

Federal Bureau of Investigation Deputy Director Andrew McCabe (C) is escorted by U.S. Capitol Police before a meeting in Washington, DC. on Dec. 21, 2017. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe announced that he is stepping down effective Monday, according to NBC and New York Times.

McCabe made the announcement hours before a key House committee vote on Monday to publicly release a potentially devastating report on government surveillance abuses. McCabe’s retirement also comes one day after his boss, FBI Director Christopher Wray, visited Capitol to view the same 4-page memo.