Let me rephrase it to your liking: Why did Trump acquiesce to McCabe’s promotion to acting director when he brought so much Obama related baggage and anti Trump actions?
Sorry for using a big word, “acquiesce.” Why did Trump stand by and let McCabe take the position...........
Because agents were loyal to Comey. They proved it by wearing pro-Comey T-shirts to an outdoor FBI party a few months after the firing. If Trump wanted to ratchet the hard feelings against him up to an ouright rebellion, he’d have fired McCabe also.
And before you start bragging about how you’d have fired McCabe anyway, A, you have no idea of the breadth and depth of the resistance Trump is facing, and B, McConnell could have done more to expedite the Wray confirmation, which will resolve the McCabe issue without further anti-Trump blowback.