In October 2016, "The Wall Street Journal" reported that McAuliffe's political action committee contributed nearly $500,000 to the state Senate campaign of the wife of an influential FBI official, Andrew McCabe, who helped oversee the investigation into Hillary Clinton's email usage.
In October 2016, "The Wall Street Journal" reported that McAuliffe's political action committee contributed $467,500 to the state Senate campaign of Jill McCabe, the wife of an FBI official, Andrew McCabe. Months after this campaign, Andrew was promoted to Deputy status and helped oversee the investigation into Hillary Clinton's email usage.