An internal FBI report about former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe’s firing includes a testimony from his former boss James Comey that shows a “discrepancy” with McCabe’s public statements over his contact with the Wall Street Journal, according to a new report by CNN.

CNN reported:

Former FBI Director James Comey told internal investigators at the Justice Department that he could not recall McCabe telling him about having authorized FBI officials to talk to a reporter about an ongoing investigation, the sources said. TRENDING: Unhinged Quebec Woman Pascale Ferrier Identified as Suspect in Case of Ricin Letter Sent to Trump White House Comey’s comments to the Justice Department’s inspector general’s office, which were later included as part of the FBI’s Office of Professional Responsibility report on McCabe that prompted his firing earlier this month, put him at odds with the statements McCabe has made about authorizing FBI officials to provide information to the Wall Street Journal in an October 2016 story about FBI and Justice Department tensions over an ongoing investigation into the Clinton Foundation. McCabe has publicly maintained that he was in a position to authorize the other FBI officials speaking with the reporter and that Comey was aware McCabe had done it.

The night McCabe was fired he said in a statement, “It was not a secret, it took place over several days, and others, including the Director, were aware of the interaction with the reporter.”

Another internal source told CNN there isn’t a discrepancy between the two FBI officials’ statements, rather they just recall the interaction differently.

The source said both Comey and McCabe were acting in “good faith”.

According to CNN, Comey held a briefing on October 31st, 2016 and stressed to the bureau how damaging the leaks are to an ongoing investigation. According to the report, Comey recalls McCabe denied authorizing any FBI officials to speak to the Wall Street Journal.

McCabe’s lawyer Michael Bromwich hit back hard via CNN:

“One thing is clear: Mr. McCabe never misled Director Comey,” Bromwich said. “Director Comey’s memory of these interactions was equivocal and speculative, while Mr. McCabe’s recollection is clear, unequivocal and supported by documentary evidence. Director Comey has no specific recollection of what Mr. McCabe told him, while Mr. McCabe remembers the two discussed the article before and after its publication.”