Peterson says something similar.

He says, “You are like a rabbit… A rabbit is not virtuous, it’s harmless, it can do nothing, except maybe get eaten.”

“But If you’re a monster and you show restraint and not act monstrously, then you’re virtuous.”

It is not good to be moral if the reason your moral is that you cannot be otherwise,

He was made a special counsel by Barr. Can't be fired.

Ok, you spend your billions to get elected into a town where everyone hates you and try and do better.

"As our conversation continued, the DAG proposed that he could potentially wear a recording device into the Oval Office to collect additional evidence on the president's true intentions," McCabe wrote. "He said he thought this might be possible because he was not searched when he entered the White House. I told him that I would discuss the opportunity with my investigative team and get back to him."

According to McCabe, the guy who was fired for lacking candor (lying).

Not saying it didn't happen, but I wouldn't trust anything McCabe said.