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Breaking Down the Report of an Imminent McCabe Indictment
National Review ^ | September 12, 2019 | ANDREW C. MCCARTHY

Posted on 09/12/2019 7:29:30 PM PDT by KTM rider

McCabe has indicated that, if charged, he would claim the Justice Department was under pressure from the White House. Federal prosecutors in Washington have recommended that criminal charges be filed against Andrew McCabe, the FBI’s former deputy director, and the Justice Department has rejected a last-ditch appeal by McCabe’s lawyers, according to a report on Thursday by Fox News. This clears the way for what appears to be McCabe’s imminent indictment.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Government
KEYWORDS: andrewmccarthy; barackobama; bhodoj; braking; corruptdems; ighorowitz; indictment; mccabe; obamascandals; sidebarabuse
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To: gaijin
The prospect of busting these people feels vaguely the same.

Justice alludes all that make their living in the swamp. The corruption is rampant in DC

81 posted on 09/13/2019 5:42:23 AM PDT by eartick (Stupidity is expecting the government that broke itself to go out and fix itself. Texan for TEXIT!)
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To: central_va

Seditious conspiracy? I’m completely on board.

What they did does not meet the definition of treason, and if they were to be indicted for that they would be acquitted if the charges were not dismissed out of hand by the first court they saw.


82 posted on 09/13/2019 5:55:07 AM PDT by Jim Noble (There is nothing racist in stating plainly what most people already know)
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To: Jim Noble
-- Seditious conspiracy? I'm completely on board. --

The sticky part of that is that criminal sedition has violence (either using or advocating) as the means to overthrow.

I like using the word sedition though, because it fits. The risk of disappointment is that most people take "sedition" to mean "criminal sedition."

And that charge is not going to be filed.

83 posted on 09/13/2019 6:10:06 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: KTM rider

“...under pressure from the White House.” Anyone who has been even half-way following the Russia Collusion Hoax knows that all paths lead back to Obama and Hillary.


84 posted on 09/13/2019 6:14:00 AM PDT by lakecumberlandvet (Appeasement never works.)
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To: bricklayer
Re: Obama White House......not Trump’s.

Not sure I understand your Comment.

McCabe was fired by Trump.

Trump's DOJ investigated McCabe and apparently wants to indict McCabe.

However, McCabe’s perjury involves the FBI investigation of Hillary Clinton - not the investigation of Donald Trump.

So, McCabe’s claim that Trump pressured the DOJ to indict McCabe does not make sense to me.

85 posted on 09/13/2019 6:25:51 AM PDT by zeestephen
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To: Cboldt

The charge will be ‘making false statements’ per the IG report. Fine and max 5 years, but he’ll get token punishment, if even found guilty.


86 posted on 09/13/2019 6:31:46 AM PDT by jjotto (Next week, BOOM!, for sure!)
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To: Sacajaweau
He has to be indicted. Where?? In Washington DC.

Yup. He'll be acquitted quicker than Greg Craig just was.

We need an Amendment to bar residents of the DC region from serving on juries in these cases.


87 posted on 09/13/2019 6:48:44 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer.)
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To: jjotto
Understood. My remark to Jim Nobel was in the general scheme of thinbgs. Much of what the government did against Trump and the public is in the nature of sedition. Exonerating Hillary, accusing and framing Trump for activities he did not take - all that in order to swing the election, and they darn near accomplished the mission.

Within that scheme was misleading a FISA court (probably no crime), lying to the public (certainly no crime), leaking to the press (mostly no crime), abuse of legal process (appointment of Mueller - unethical but not a crime), and a few other things not as serious as undermining the political will of the public on a presidential election.

On the penalty for false statements, of course McCabe will get "token punishment," if he's indicted at all. Prosecution will be messy and very public.

88 posted on 09/13/2019 6:51:08 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: KTM rider

The date of his indictment is the 12th of never.


89 posted on 09/13/2019 6:56:33 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: KTM rider

Just wait. There will be tons of legal crap thrown in front of this to hold it off until after the election. If a dem gets voted in it will ALL go away just like nothing ever happened.


90 posted on 09/13/2019 7:03:49 AM PDT by Agatsu77
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To: KTM rider
Key quote from article:

Moreover, according to the IG, McCabe at one point dressed down the FBI’s chiefs in New York and Washington, as if their field offices were responsible for the leak. That is, he knew that he himself was the culprit, yet he tried to shift suspicion and blame to innocent agents. If proved, that is the kind of fact that would not endear McCabe to a jury. It would also make it hard for him to portray himself as a fundamentally honest guy who would never deceive other FBI agents.

It doesn't matter who you are this is the kind of stuff that any jury will vote guilty for. CNN really wants to defend that? LOL

91 posted on 09/13/2019 7:13:35 AM PDT by FranklinsTower
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To: Magnatron

The Fox report indicates that Liu signaled to McCabe’s lawyers that she was persuaded to file charges. McCabe’s lawyers then appealed that decision to Jeffrey Rosen, the deputy attorney general (DAG).

How many criminals get the benefit of an appeal before charges are even filed?

Different rules for different “statuses”.
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I want to see doj rules on such procedure..


92 posted on 09/13/2019 7:26:53 AM PDT by rolling_stone (no justice no peace)
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To: jjotto

5 years per count what is at issue,1, 3 or four counts?

doj on counts
https://www.justice.gov/jm/criminal-resource-manual-919-multiplicity-duplicity-single-document-policy

“A defendant violates 18 U.S.C. § 1001 each time a false statement is made. If a document contains numerous false statements, the government need only prove one of the statements was false to obtain conviction. Warszower v. United States, 312 U.S. 342 (1941); United States v. UCO Oil Company, 546 F.2d 833, 838 (9th Cir. 1976), cert. denied, 430 U.S. 966 (1977); United States v. Edmondson, 410 F.2d 670, 673 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 396 U.S. 966 (1969). If the false statements are contained in one document, however, it is preferable to indict only one count for the entire document. This preferred course of action is in response to expressed judicial displeasure on multi-count indictments based on one document. United States v. Fisher, 231 F.2d 99, 103 (9th Cir. 1956). Further, little is to be gained by multi-count charges in such cases, because in most cases the United States Sentencing Guidelines will embrace and punish all relevant conduct. This limitation does not apply to false testimonial statements or perjury before a grand jury but only in those cases in which the false statements are contained in one document. If the same or different false statements appear in more than one document, multiple counts are warranted. Further, separate but similar false applications are punishable as separate offenses.”
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also 4 fisa apps signed by different people, how will that work did comey sign all 4?


93 posted on 09/13/2019 7:42:58 AM PDT by rolling_stone (no justice no peace)
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To: rolling_stone

FISA is irrelevant to Jessie Liu’s action. This is just concerning leaking to the press in 2016, from the IG report.

A further IG report is coming on FISA.


94 posted on 09/13/2019 7:47:56 AM PDT by jjotto (Next week, BOOM!, for sure!)
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To: KTM rider

The beginning of the Fall of the Leftist/Dem House of Cards?

Hope so.


95 posted on 09/13/2019 8:08:23 AM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: zeestephen
However, McCabe’s perjury involves the FBI investigation of Hillary Clinton - not the investigation of Donald Trump.

So, McCabe’s claim that Trump pressured the DOJ to indict McCabe does not make sense to me.


96 posted on 09/13/2019 8:16:47 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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To: jjotto
I realize that I was referring to the info on DOJ counts how they determine how many counts to file which can relate to any federal crime. Supposedly mccabe did not have candor 4 times. they will have to look at circumstances to decide in any charging document/indictment how to charge.

when fisa is up to bat that is another thing they will look at, fraud on the court, perjury, defrauding the government violation of civil rights under color of law etc. prosecutors will look at the evidence and making charging decisions.

97 posted on 09/13/2019 8:45:22 AM PDT by rolling_stone (no justice no peace)
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To: KTM rider

Any trial needs to be moved out of Washington DC.


98 posted on 09/13/2019 10:00:36 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: Karl Spooner

Say what? He robbed a bank while awaiting trial on a murder charge?


99 posted on 09/13/2019 9:06:05 PM PDT by lasereye
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To: Jim Noble

You are clueless my friend.


100 posted on 09/13/2019 10:46:28 PM PDT by mbrfl
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