Rep. Bill Pascrell William (Bill) James PascrellTrump says people 'in the dark shadows' are controlling Biden Democrats tear into Trump's 'deep state' tweet: His 'lies and recklessness' have 'killed people' Two Democrats call for criminal inquiry of postmaster general MORE (D-N.J.) said the firing of FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe Andrew George McCabeGraham: Comey to testify about FBI's Russia probe, Mueller declined invitation Barr criticizes DOJ in speech declaring all agency power 'is invested in the attorney general' GOP votes to authorize subpoenas, depositions in Obama-era probe MORE is part of President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE’s efforts to “vandalize our democracy.”

“McCabe's dismissal in the dead of night is a disgrace to this country and our law enforcement community,” Pascrell tweeted. “Every day they vandalize our democracy and harm our institutions, and @HouseGOP does nothing.”

McCabe's dismissal in the dead of night is a disgrace to this country and our law enforcement community. Every day they vandalize our democracy and harm our institutions, and @HouseGOP does nothing. https://t.co/x52aClSvQo — Bill Pascrell, Jr. (@BillPascrell) March 16, 2018

Attorney General Jeff Sessions Jefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsGOP set to release controversial Biden report Trump's policies on refugees are as simple as ABCs Ocasio-Cortez, Velázquez call for convention to decide Puerto Rico status MORE fired McCabe on Friday night, saying the former No. 2 FBI official wasn’t forthcoming with investigators and had made an unauthorized disclosure to the media.

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Sessions fired McCabe two days before the top FBI official was scheduled to retire, as he became eligible for his pension after working for the FBI for more than 20 years.

McCabe had already stepped down and was on leave amid pressure from Republicans and Trump, who had repeatedly attacked him and claimed he was biased against the president.

Trump celebrated McCabe's firing on Twitter early Saturday, calling it a "great day for democracy."