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McCabe seeks immunity for testimony in congressional hearing
CNN Fake News ^ | 5 June 2018 | Laura Jarrett

Posted on 06/05/2018 5:33:13 PM PDT by Magnatron

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has requested the Senate Judiciary Committee provide him with immunity from prosecution in exchange for testifying at an upcoming congressional hearing focused on how senior officials at the FBI and Justice Department handled the investigation of Hillary Clinton's private email server, according to a letter obtained by CNN.

"Under the terms of such a grant of use immunity, no testimony or other information provided by Mr. McCabe could be used against him in a criminal case," wrote Michael Bromwich, a lawyer for McCabe, to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, who has requested McCabe testify next week.

Grassley, an Iowa Republican, has quietly requested that several former officials appear in front of the Judiciary Committee to discuss the long-awaited internal Justice Department report, which sources say will detail a series of missteps surrounding the Justice Department and FBI's investigation into Clinton's handling of classified information while secretary of state.

The inspector general's report has not yet been released, but Grassley has invited former FBI Director James Comey and former Attorney General Loretta Lynch to testify as well, according to those familiar with the plans.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: comey; horowitz; ig; igreport; immunity; jamescomey; jarrett; laurajarrett; lorettalynch; lynch; mccabe; mccabeimmunity
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To: Magnatron

So is Jarrett ValJar’s daughter???


21 posted on 06/05/2018 6:06:17 PM PDT by CincyRichieRich (Can't any rich conservatives start a Twitter or Google alternative?)
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To: Magnatron

people in hades would like ice water too no deals!


22 posted on 06/05/2018 6:10:05 PM PDT by rolling_stone (Hang em high)
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To: Freedom_Is_Not_Free

Yes get the testimony first, and make sure it is on video, to help with any public “I don’t recall”’s


23 posted on 06/05/2018 6:14:17 PM PDT by Betty Jane
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To: Magnatron

This begs the bigger question no one is asking. Why would the Former FBI Deputy Director need to ask for immunity in the first place. FBI agents and senior staff should not be breaking laws.


24 posted on 06/05/2018 6:18:39 PM PDT by Steven Scharf
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To: pepsi_junkie

if you give mccabe immunity... he will testify that he did everything and everyone else will walk...


25 posted on 06/05/2018 6:25:53 PM PDT by willyd (I for one welcome our NSA overlords)
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To: bigbob

McCabe holds all the cards. Don’t give him immunity and he’ll invoke the fifth. Give him immunity and he won’t remember his own name. With that stooge Sessions and his henchman Rosenweasel McCabe has zero fear of any real prosecution.


26 posted on 06/05/2018 6:27:24 PM PDT by hardspunned
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To: Magnatron

If Grassley takes this bait, he will show the GOP is not interested
in Justice, but interested in a political tool that can be used in the election.
No immunity to McCabe.


27 posted on 06/05/2018 6:35:56 PM PDT by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small fee.)
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To: CincyRichieRich

Good catch! Yes, the author is valjar’s offspring.


29 posted on 06/05/2018 6:44:07 PM PDT by I_be_tc
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To: Magnatron
McCabe is learning The Art of the Deal.

He opens with immunity, and settles for a reduced sentence.

I'm okay with that, as long as he turns state's evidence on the rest.

And not in Congress where it's only political, at a grand jury where real courts and juries are involved.

-PJ

30 posted on 06/05/2018 6:48:27 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
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To: bitt

Damn straight, not after what they put the Trump family, associates and the country through. Tiem to make an example of all of them.


31 posted on 06/05/2018 6:48:47 PM PDT by Hotlanta Mike ("itYou can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.")
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To: bigbob

I said that one of the top boys or girls at DOJ/FBI would flip. It was only who would be the first, because the first gets immunity and the rest get subpoenas and bubkises (nothing) and Tsouras (sorrow, not George).

McCabe can take down Weissman, Strzok/Page, the Ohrs, Comey and even Rosenstein.

Go for it, baby!

It’s almost show time, folks. Get your peanuts, popcorn and cracker Crackerjacks before it starts.


33 posted on 06/05/2018 7:33:06 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: CapnJack

#16. The terms of a good immunity agreement means that he CANNOT take the 5th, I don’t recall, etc. He would have to testify to every question with no hesitation or caveats (unless it would be something that had to be heard in Executive Session).


34 posted on 06/05/2018 7:35:06 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: Magnatron

I’m willing to be fair and merciful; for every co-conspirator he helps to put away, let’s shave a year off his consecutive lifetime sentences.


35 posted on 06/05/2018 9:27:45 PM PDT by thoughtomator (Number of arrested coup conspirators to date: 0)
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To: Magnatron

The senate and congressional committees have seen the audit trail of McCabes activities, so they really do not need him to sugar coat his role in trying to swing an election to Hillary, while she was collecting millions of dollars through her family’s foundation for corresponding duties at State. With all the documents now available, maybe McCabe can just answer the questions presented as documents are shown to him, while evidence showing his part of an intelligence coup and his FBI racket trying to protect Obama, Lynch and the anti-American crew from the last administration is exposed for breaking laws hundreds of times spying on political opponents.


36 posted on 06/05/2018 9:34:34 PM PDT by Jumper
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To: CapnJack
"The problem with that is that if he gets his immunity, when the time comes to testify he will pull a “...I don’t recall ... I don’t remember...” trick. Then he’ll walk and Congress will get nothing and not do anything about it."

^^ This is exactly what will happen and there would be nothing the (R)'s could do about it. Just like hillary...only he would now have immunity against anything concrete.

37 posted on 06/05/2018 9:56:20 PM PDT by rxsid (HOW CAN A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN'S STATUS BE "GOVERNED" BY GREAT BRITAIN? - Leo Donofrio (2009))
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To: thoughtomator

Here’s the immunity I would give McCabe:

Plead guilty and we’ll bury you in secret so no one can desecrate your grave.


38 posted on 06/05/2018 11:23:47 PM PDT by Nothingburger
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To: Magnatron

Actually this could be good

Grassley is not stupid


39 posted on 06/05/2018 11:27:30 PM PDT by wardaddy (Hanged not hung.)
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To: Magnatron

Immunity? Are we nearing pay dirt?


40 posted on 06/05/2018 11:54:54 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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