Nicolle Wallace, a former senior aide to former President George W. Bush, called 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 "a complete disgrace" late Friday.

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, Wallace said, will face scrutiny among his top advisers for the decision.

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, after Trump expressed his stance that McCabe and top officials at the FBI exerted partisan influence during investigations into Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Democratic super PAC to hit Trump in battleground states over coronavirus deaths Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight MORE's use of a private email server and whether Trump's campaign coordinated with Russia to win the 2016 election.

"The fix was in from Donald Trump when he tweeted 90 days ago his threat about McCabe’s pension. This is a complete disgrace. Sure to exacerbate concerns among “the generals” about his conduct in office," Wallace tweeted.

The fix was in from Donald Trump when he tweeted 90 days ago his threat about McCabe’s pension. This is a complete disgrace. Sure to exacerbate concerns among “the generals” about his conduct in office. — Nicolle Wallace (@NicolleDWallace) March 16, 2018

Sessions's decision came after an "extensive and fair" internal probe into McCabe's alleged misconduct at the bureau, which included his handling of the investigation into Clinton's server use.

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Trump praised the deputy director's removal as "a great day for democracy." In December, Trump said that McCabe was "racing the clock" to retire with benefits. His firing on Friday came two days before McCabe's pension would kick in.

Wallace, who hosts MSNBC's “Deadline: White House,” asked on air this week how Trump could be so much of a "bleep-hole" for pressuring Sessions to fire the embattled FBI official, according to Mediaite.