■ Fired FBI official Andrew McCabe kept memos on his dealings with President Donald Trump.

Fired FBI deputy chief took notes a la Comey

WASHINGTON — Andrew McCabe, the onetime FBI deputy director fired by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, kept personal memos detailing interactions with the president that have been provided to the special counsel’s office and are similar to the notes compiled by dismissed FBI chief James Comey.

The memos could factor into special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation as his team examines possible ties between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia’s efforts to meddle in the 2016 elections.

McCabe’s memos include details of his own interactions with the

president, according to a person with direct knowledge of the situation who wasn’t authorized to discuss the notes publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. They also recount different conversations he had with Comey, who kept notes on meetings with Trump.

The disclosure Saturday came hours after Trump called McCabe’s firing by Sessions “a great day for Democracy” and asserted without elaboration that McCabe knew “all about the lies and corruption going on at the highest levels off the FBI!”

Sessions said he acted on the recommendation of FBI disciplinary officials who said McCabe had not been candid with a watchdog office investigation. McCabe was fired two days before his retirement date on Sunday.

An upcoming inspector general’s report is expected to conclude that McCabe, who spent more than 20 years with the FBI, had authorized the release of information to the media and was not forthcoming with the watchdog office as it examined the bureau’s handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation.