President Donald Trump has expressed his desire for a reorganization of the FBI under its new director, Christopher Wray. | Win McNamee/Getty Images Trump slams FBI leadership in series of tweets

On the second day of his winter break in Florida, President Donald Trump took square aim at the leadership of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in a series of tweets Saturday.

"How can FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, the man in charge, along with leakin’ James Comey, of the Phony Hillary Clinton investigation (including her 33,000 illegally deleted emails) be given $700,000 for wife’s campaign by Clinton Puppets during investigation," Trump wrote from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach.


McCabe, who served as former FBI Director James Comey's deputy, has long been a focus of conservatives who question whether the bureau conducted an impartial investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server, at a time when Clinton was running for the Democratic party nomination, and later for the presidency against Trump.

McCabe's role in the investigation has come under scrutiny after his wife, Jill McCabe, accepted $450,000 in campaign contributions from Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe and more than $207,000 from the state Democratic Party when she ran for Virginia state senate. The FBI has said McCabe began his role in the Clinton investigation months after the completion of his wife's campaign.

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Trump has repeatedly said that McCabe was in charge of the Clinton investigation; although McCabe had an oversight role it was Comey who made the final decision on whether to bring criminal charges against Clinton.

The Washington Post reported on Saturday that McCabe, under heavy pressure from congressional Republicans, plans to retire after he reaches full eligibility for pension benefits in the new year, citing sources familiar with his plans.

On McCabe's retirement, Trump added: "FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe is racing the clock to retire with full benefits. 90 days to go?!!!"

McCabe, a career civil servant who Trump cannot fire or deprive of benefits, testified before the House Intelligence Committee earlier this week. His testimony came as allies of the president in politics and the media continue to raise doubts about the integrity of the FBI and special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, and whether any members of the Trump campaign assisted in those efforts.

Trump has expressed his desire for a reorganization of the FBI under its new director, Christopher Wray, Trump's pick to lead the bureau after he fired Comey in May. Earlier this month, Trump tweeted that the FBI's reputation was "in Tatters" following "years of Comey."

White House aides had hoped Trump might keep a lower profile on his winter break than on previous trips to Mar-a-Lago, where he tends to stew over multiple investigations into his campaign and actions as president. According to the White House, Trump has no public events scheduled this afternoon, and a pool lid has been called.

Later Saturday evening, Trump turned his ire to the news media, which he again accused of not reporting on economic gains since the election, and defended his record in congressional races this season, including Republican losses in statewide races in Virginia and Alabama.

On Sunday, the president continued to cite Fox News and attack McCabe. This time, Trump claimed that McCabe used his official email to promote Jill McCabe's campaign.

"In addition to his wife getting all of this money from M (Clinton Puppet), he was using, allegedly, his FBI Official Email Account to promote her campaign," Trump wrote on Twitter. You obviously cannot do this. These were the people who were investigating Hillary Clinton.”

The president appears to be referencing documents the conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch obtained from the bureau last month. Those documents include a March 2015 email Jill McCabe sent to her husband's FBI account with a draft press release announcing her state Senate run; an August 2015 email in which McCabe encourages an individual, whose name was redacted to visit his wife's campaign website; and a November 2015 message Jill McCabe forwarded to her husband's account that contained a accusation from another person that McCabe's opponent in the race had tried to extort local business owners.