Former FBI acting Director Andrew McCabe emphatically defended his credibility Monday, claiming he was always truthful despite Justice Department findings to the contrary.

Citing a “21-year career in the FBI, absolutely unblemished career until the point at which the president decided and communicated to several people that he wanted me to go,” McCabe told CNN’s Chris Cuomo that the conclusions of Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz, who had been appointed under the Obama administration, were erroneous.

“What I can say about that IG report, which ... I deeply dispute, is that I never lied, never deliberately misled anyone, not in the IG’s office, not in the FBI, and certainly never [as] a director of the FBI under any circumstances at any time.”