Cobb was complaining about White House counsel Don McGahn and his belief that McGahn is being too “conservative” when it comes to what he shares with investigators. Cobb referenced “a couple documents [McGahn had] locked in a safe” that he wanted access to, and also spoke of another colleague who “tried to push Jared [Kushner] out.” TheTimes In a statement issued on the same day, McCabe suggested that the firing was part of the Trump administration’s effort to undermine the FBI. His statementread Rick Gates, a former Trump adviser, pleaded guilty to financial fraud and lying to investigators, according toThe New York Times with Donald Trump Sr. during the Miss Universe pageant in Moscow in 2013.