Let’s see what the IG’s report says. If it makes serious allegations against McCabe, the decision to allow him to step down rather than be fired will be outrageous.
Not if you understand the civil service. If I caught wind that management was about to lower the boom on me and I decided to resign today, the powers that be could not prevent me from doing so.
As to the pension, he has not been charged or found guilty of anything. He is entitled to retire if eligible.
Agree. Trying to fire any Gov. employee is no easy job. Many senior military officers put in staff jobs find a civilian civil service type in the office, too. I heard an O-6 remark how many times he tried to get rid of a GS-13 with no luck.