McCabe, who now works as a CNN contributor, was fired from the FBI in March 2018 after an internal investigation found he was not forthcoming in relation to leaks to the news media about the probe of Hillary Clinton’s personal email server. McCabe sued the Trump administration this month, arguing that the termination was political retaliation by the administration; he is a vocal critic of President Donald Trump. Last week, the New York Times reported that the Justice Department is close to a decision on whether to seek an indictment against McCabe.