Trump accuses Rod Rosenstein, McCabe of pursuing ‘illegal and treasonous’ plot against presidency after airing of 60 Minutes/McCabe

Trump accuses Rod Rosenstein, McCabe of pursuing 'illegal and treasonous' plot against presidency after airing of 60 Minutes/McCabe

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said he "never actually considered taking [Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein] up on the offer" of having Rosenstein wear a wire. McCabe said he  discussed the matter with the FBI's then-general counsel, James A. Baker, who rejected the proposal as too extreme. 

The 60 Minutes interview broadcast 2 day before McCabe's book "The Threat: How the FBI Protects America in the Age of Terror and Trump" is scheduled for release on February 19, 2019.