Posted on 02/14/2020 9:46:20 AM PST by SkyPilot
Federal prosecutors have declined to charge former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, closing an investigation into whether he lied to federal officials about his involvement in a news media disclosure, McCabe’s legal team said Friday.
The decision resolves a criminal investigation that spanned more than a year and began with a referral from the Justice Department’s inspector general, which said McCabe repeatedly lied about having authorized a subordinate to share information with a newspaper reporter for a 2016 article about an FBI investigation into the Clinton Foundation.
McCabe’s lawyers said in a statement they were told in a phone call and letter that the case is closed and “no charges will be brought against him based on the facts.”
McCabe, a frequent target of attacks from President Donald Trump, has denied that he intentionally misled anyone. He has said his 2018 firing — for what the Justice Department called “lack of candor” — was politically motivated. He sued the Justice Department in August, saying officials had used the inspector general’s conclusions as a pretext to rid the FBI of leaders Trump perceived as biased against him.
In a letter on Friday, prosecutors told McCabe’s lawyers that they decided “not to pursue criminal charges against your client” after careful consideration.
“Based on the totality of the circumstances and all of the information known to the government at this time, we consider the matter closed,” said the letter, signed by the chief of the U.S. attorney’s office’s public corruption unit.
The decision was revealed at the week of startling tensions between Trump and the Justice Department over the treatment of one of the Republican president’s longtime allies and confidants, Roger Stone.
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There’s a lot of whining about DoJ not pursuing weak cases.
This seems like one they should have pursued.
Fire the Deep State Mo Fo Mole Barr!!!
Yes, there would have been indictments BEFORE his exoneration. Why cut him loose if the DOJ wasn't sure of a 'return on investment'?
Meanwhile the persecution of Roger Stone continues unabated.
Some things never change.
I think that’s the Senate imploring him to stay away from the Biden family.
thats because there are probably many who have wet their beak in a similar fashion
No reasonable prosecutor
No Justice, No stopping the Tweets.
Sadly, that was well put.
I share in the mourning of our nation.
So much more was at stake here than just holding these slimeballs accountable.
You're correct, it's our nation and the rule of law - and Barr just threw an interception to the opposing team, who returned it 99 yards for the winning touchdown with no time remaining.
There will be another post down the road from another source that will give us more detail as to why.
We need a serious cleansing in the cesspool called the federal government. It’s infuriating to see this double standard being applied over and over again. Maybe the president wouldn’t tweet about cases if the scumbags handled even one the right way.
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No, he’s on TV saying the same fraudulent things and calling Trump a traitor to the Country.
McCabe’s lawyers said right out of the gate, right after referral, they had met with DoJ, and DoJ didn’t want to bring any charges.
It was reported, too.
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I agree. Trump wanted him as well, but was advised not to appoint him because of "Bridge-gate."
First Sessions, and now Barr.
What a debacle.
Don’t worry. Durham will take care of everything. Right, Lucy? Hold that football. I’m sure I’ll kick it this time.
I think this matter was under the USA in DC. I guess lying under oath if you are one of the insiders is OK there. I’d love to know whom and the breakdown by party of those on that grand jury. Obviously they could not get an indictment.
Trump better take a deep breath before tweeting about this development. This whole week has been defined by self inflicted wounds that easily could have been avoided with a little restraint.
It’s time to start a new winning streak because fighting with the DOJ in the media is a losing proposition.
Now I suppose this clown WILL get his pension. And Trump is not supposed to tweet about it??
First Barr goes on ABC and states that he has a problem with President Trump’s tweets, and now he let’s McCabe off the hook scott-free......
It’s time for President Trump to $hitcan Barr ASAP now that he shown his true colors - he’s turning out to be as bad as Sessions. At this point I’m losing faith in Durham as well - both have been at the job for MONTHS now, and despite more than ample evidence of Deep State treason we have yet to see a single Deep Stater or traitorous Dem doing the Perp Walk.
If Trump can’t or won’t fix this then it may be time to do as Thomas Jefferson and George Washington did. General Washington didn’t debate or chit-chat with the British - he shot them.
This measely tidbit was all that was investigated?? And he's freed and cleared of everything now?
https://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/1228367318536871936
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