City, RCPD, District 383 Payrolls are on pages 4, 5........ part 4 Free Take One 31 VOLUME 26, NUMBER 46 Thursday, April 19, 2018 Bringing you the News in Print, Facebook and in 3D on the internet. Inspector General Report: Andrew McCabe Fired For Cause WASHINGTON (AP) — Andrew tacks on McCabe, a longtime target of congressional hearing soon after his McCabe, the fired FBI deputy director, the president’s ire, especially because firing. He could be an important wit- misled investigators and his own boss of revelations that his wife, during a ness for Mueller, who is investigating about his role in a news media disclo- failed state Senate run, had accepted Trump for possible obstruction of jus- sure about Hillary Clinton just days campaign contributions in 2015 from tice, including his motivation for firing before the 2016 presidential election the political action committee of then- Comey last May. and authorized the release of informa- Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, a close Yet the report makes clear that the tion to “advance his personal inter- Clinton ally. McCabe and Comey were at odds over ests,” according to a Justice The president has made a concerted, how the conversations with the re- Department watchdog report. Twitter-driven effort to impugn Mc- porter unfolded and exactly how it had President Donald Trump, already Cabe as a partisan hack, accusing him been approved. furious over a forthcoming book from of covering up unspecified “lies and fired FBI Director James Comey, corruption” at the FBI and calling his McCabe told the inspector general lashed out after the report’s release by firing a “great day for Democracy.” On that he had told Comey the day after saying McCabe had “LIED! LIED! Friday, Trump said the inspector gen- the story was published that he had au- LIED!” eral’s report was a “total disaster” for thorized officials to share details of a The inspector general report con- McCabe and asserted “McCabe is con- conversation he had with a top Justice cludes that McCabe allowed FBI offi- trolled by Comey.” Department official about the Clinton cials to disclose nonpublic information Foundation investigation. to a Wall Street Journal reporter for a “No collusion, all made up by this The conversation involved an en- story about an investigation into the den of thieves and lowlifes!” Trump counter in which McCabe confronted Clinton Foundation, violating agency tweeted. the official over the suggestion that the rules, and then misled FBI officials A lawyer for McCabe, Michael FBI should not be taking overt inves- when questioned about it. It also re- Bromwich, said he was considering tigative actions against the Clinton veals starkly contradictory accounts filing a defamation lawsuit against Foundation during the course of the from McCabe and Comey about how Trump and his “colleagues.” He re- election by asking, “Are you telling me the conversations with the reporter had sponded to Trump’s tweet by sarcasti- that I need to shut down a validly pred- come to take place. cally thanking him for “providing even icated investigation?” The official more material” for such a lawsuit. replied, “Of course not,” according to McCabe, who was fired two days The inspector general report was the Wall Street Journal story. before his scheduled retirement last sent to congressional committees and month, denied the report’s allegations obtained by The Associated Press. According to the report, McCabe in a detailed rebuttal statement. He Rep. Trey Gowdy, the Republican said Comey told him that he thought it said that when he believed his answers chairman of the House Oversight and was a “good” idea to rebut a narrative to the inspector general were misun- Government Reform Committee, said that the FBI was succumbing to polit- derstood, he went back and tried to the report showed the firing was justi- ical pressure and not aggressively pur- correct them. Former Deputy Director Andrew McCabe (Official FBI Photo) fied. But Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the suing the Clinton Foundation. McCabe’s statement noted that as top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary But Comey told investigators that deputy director he had full authority to exception to the FBI’s prohibition on not square with the Republican narra- Committee, called the firing “overtly McCabe did not tell him he had ap- authorize sharing information with the sharing sensitive material,” the state- tive of the FBI as a politically biased political.” proved sharing details of the call and, media and said he permitted subordi- ment said. institution, since the Oct. 30, 2016, in fact, had left him with the opposite nates to do so in this case to correct a McCabe has also said his dismissal story contained derogatory informa- The findings, which had trickled out impression. false narrative that he had tried to was part of the Trump administration’s tion about Clinton and underscored in news reports over the last month, led stymie an FBI probe into the Clinton “ongoing war” on the FBI and special FBI interest in investigating her foun- FBI disciplinary officials to recom- “I don’t remember exactly how, but Foundation. counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia in- dation. But its conclusion may also be mend that the Justice Department fire I remember some form or fashion and vestigation, adding that he was singled hard for Democrats to embrace, given McCabe. Attorney General Jeff Ses- it could have been like ‘Can you be- The conversation “was done to pro- out because of the “role I played, the its harshly critical suggestion that Mc- sions dismissed him for what he de- lieve this crap? How does this stuff get tect the institutional reputation of the actions I took, and the events I wit- Cabe had put his personal reputation scribed as a lack of candor. out’ kind of thing?” Comey is quoted FBI as a non-political and professional nessed in the aftermath” of Comey’s above the interests of the FBI. McCabe, appointed deputy director as saying in the report. “But I took investigative agency, and therefore firing. Regardless, the report immediately in 2016, had been a close Comey ally from whatever communication we had was squarely within the public interest The inspector general report does provided fodder for Trump’s public at- and passionately defended him in a that he wasn’t involved in it.” Larger Jets Fly Manhattan Regional Airport To Dallas And Chicago American Airlines has reinstated portant to the region for transportation port the increased demand for sum- larger regional jets to Dallas-Fort of Ft. Riley soldiers and families. mertime travel to or through Chicago Worth (DFW) after a seasonal break as O’Hare. Currently, the flight is sched- a part of Manhattan’s commercial air- “It continues to be an exciting time uled to be offered for approximately line service to DFW and Chicago to fly MHK,” said Jesse Romo, airport 30 days, based on the historic seasonal O’Hare (ORD) airports. The Bom- director for Manhattan Regional Air- demand. 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DISCUSSION ITEM: APRIL 17, 2018 TOPICS OF THE UNIFIED 7:00 P.M. DEVELOPMENT ORDI- The City Commission Meet- NANCE , INCLUDING THE ing will be televised live on NEW ZONING DIS- local Cox Cable Channel 3 and TRICTS, PROPOSED also on the City’s website at . ESTABLISHED NEIGHBOR- HOOD OVERLAY DIS- PLEDGE OF TRICT, ACCESSORY ALLEGIANCE tion, Unit 2, generally located (WA1410); Lot 2, Downtown 3. Authorize the Mayor and of members to the Parks and DWELLING UNITS, AND west of Seth Child Road, north Entertainment District, Unit City Clerk to execute Contract Recreation Anthony and Eisen- TINY HOME VILLAGES PROCLAMATIONS of Dickens Avenue, east of Three – Street (ST1318); Amendment No. 2 for construc- hower Middle School Improve- A. April 16-20, 2018, The Wreath Avenue, and south of Merion Addition – Sanitary tion administrative services in ments (SP1802) Design B. DISCUSSION Week of the Young Child Lundin Drive, based on confor- Sewer (SS1414), Street an amount not to exceed Steering Committee. ITEM: TAX INCREMENT (Kasey Kile, Director of Profes- mance with the Manhattan (ST1417), and Water $13,860.00 with Alfred Be- O. Approve the following FINANCE (TIF) sional Development, Kodo Urban Area Subdivision Regu- (WA1412); Muirfield Addition, nesch & Company, of Manhat- appointments by Mayor Morse OVERVIEW AND NEXT Kids, and President, Kansas As- lations. Phase 1 – Sanitary Sewer tan, Kansas; and to various boards and commit- STEPS sociation for the Education of E. Approve Ordinance No. (SS1417); Scenic Meadows 4. Approve first reading of an tees of the City. Young Children; Berni Howe, 7350 rezoning 530 and 532 Addition, Unit 3, Phase 3 – ordinance, authorizing the is- 1. Appointment of Carol C. DISCUSSION ITEM: Trainer, Kansas Child Care North 14th Street and 1323 Street (ST1421); Stone Valley suance of General Obligation Sevin to the Bicycle and INDUSTRIAL REVENUE Training Opportunities, and Laramie Street, an approxi- Addition, Unit 2 – Sanitary Bonds to finance the costs of Pedestrian Advisory Commit- BOND (IRB) POLICY Board of Directors, Kansas As- mately 0.40 acre tract, generally Sewer (SS1413), Street the project.