Inspector General Investigating Andrew McCabe for Illegal Leaking to Press, Misleading Investigators About It

McCabe?!! Naah! No way!

Misleading investigators? Aren't we seeing people charged with felonies for precisely that?

But government workers don't need to worry about that. They're part of the Protected Class.

The Department of Justice’s internal watchdog will criticize former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe for authorizing leaks to the media and giving misleading statements to investigators about doing so, according to two new reports.

McCabe, 49, authorized FBI officials to speak to the media for articles prior to the 2016 election, including one about an ongoing investigation into the Clinton Foundation, according to a report being prepared by Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz.

The FBI No. 2 also misled watchdog investigators when they initially asked about the media disclosures, according to The Washington Post.

Video of Tucker Carlson reporting on this at the link.

I found this NYT account amusing.

In October 2016, The Wall Street Journal revealed a dispute between F.B.I. and Justice Department officials over how to proceed in an investigation into the financial dealings of the Clinton famil'’s foundation. The article revealed a closed-door meeting during which senior Justice Department officials were dismissive of the evidence and declined to authorize subpoenas or grand jury activity. Some F.B.I. agents, the article said, believed that Mr. McCabe had put the brakes on the investigation.

Others rejected that notion. The Journal, citing sources including "one person close to Mr. McCabe," revealed a tense conversation with a senior Justice Department official in which Mr. McCabe insisted that the F.B.I. had the authority to press ahead with the investigation into the Clinton Foundation.

So "some FBI agents" believed McCabe put the kaibosh on the Clinton Foundation investigation, but "one person close to Mr. McCabe" says that Mr. McCabe did nothing wrong.

Oh, okay.

Did his mom write his "Andy is a good boy and did nothing wrong" excuse card for him?

posted by Ace at 05:49 PM

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