Federal prosecutors recommend that Andrew McCabe, former FBI second-in-command, face criminal charge

[babylonsister]

Federal prosecutors recommend that Andrew McCabe, former FBI second-in-command, face criminal charge
Bart Jansen
USA TODAY


WASHINGTON – Federal prosecutors recommended seeking criminal charges against Andrew McCabe, the former deputy director of the FBI and a frequent target of criticism by President Donald Trump, according to people familiar with the decision Thursday.

McCabe was fired from the FBI just before his retirement in March 2018 after the Justice Department's internal watchdog concluded that he improperly authorized a leak about a federal investigation into the Clinton Foundation in the final weeks of the 2016 presidential campaign. Investigators concluded that he displayed a lack of candor when asked about the leak.

The U.S. attorney in Washington, Jessie Liu, recommended moving forward with unspecified charges against McCabe, according to people familiar with the situation who were not authorized to comment publicly. McCabe's lawyers appealed that decision to Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, who rejected their request, one of the people said. McCabe's lawyers were informed of that decision Thursday.

The decision clears the way prosecutors to ask a grand jury to indict McCabe, though it was unclear Thursday when or whether that would happen. Whether McCabe is indicted will ultimately be up to a federal grand jury in Washington.

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[no_hypocrisy]

1. Aaaaaand I hope McCabe turns around and sues for malicious prosecution and frivolous lawsuit.

[babylonsister]

2. I hope so, too. Talk about a witch hunt! nt

[moondust]

3. Is it just a coincidence

that this possibly politically motivated prosecution pops up on the same day that Russian police carry out mass raids against opposition activists?

[NightWatcher]

4. trump will have barr and DOJ go after all of his political enemies. Y'all might want to impeach him

before he gets too big and powerful to stop.

[Nevermypresident]

5. +1

[njhoneybadger]

6. Who is Jessie Liu?

Liu worked for the transition team of President-elect Donald Trump, and in 2017 became deputy general counsel at the United States Department of the Treasury. In June 2017, President Trump nominated Liu to become the next United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, which is the country's largest U.S. Attorney's office, with more than 300 prosecutors.Liu was confirmed by the Senate by voice vote in September 2017.