McCabe was accused of lying to FBI investigators from the IGs office. I thought if you lied to agents on an investigation you are charged too?
DK
Scooter Libby knows that law and how it can be used.
“I thought if you lied to agents on an investigation you are charged too?”
Interesting note. Regarding the general public, yes you get charged for lying. Regarding the G with its ridicules personnel rules, almost always one is charged before being removed. Generally the removal comes after the criminal case is over. The timing of McCabe’s pension is the key here, once they let him retire, he probably keeps his pension. BTW, his pension in this case is not what it used to be. He will keep his 403B as that is his money and he will always get his SSec benefits when eligible. He is losing his defined pension which is based on years of service. I don’t know if he keeps the portion he paid into that.
My guess here is the Hatch Act violation is what tipped the scale against him. When interviewed by the IG, I suspect he danced around answering the question about the press, probably maybe even couched it as an attempt to influence the investigation while not mentioning the FISA application. Taken together with the Hatch Act, it smelled to high heaven.
Lastly, they kept him dangling till the last day IMO because there are other items afoot and he is the hinge to them. His drawing a line in the sand with his press release seems to indicate he does not intend to play ball. Perhaps he will get middled because one of the underlings may flip on him and at that point he will have to decide whether to do a year at the farm or 10 in Danbury.