McCabe apologized for misleading investigators on leak, transcripts show

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McCabe apologized for misleading investigators on leak, transcripts show

By Gregg Re | Fox News

Former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe apologized for lying to federal investigators concerning an October 2016 leak to The Wall Street Journal about the Hillary Clinton email probe, newly released transcripts indicate -- underscoring McCabe's legal jeopardy as U.S. Attorney John Durham continues the Justice Department's criminal probe into bureau misconduct.

The transcripts specifically raised the possibility that McCabe, now a paid CNN commentator, could face a false statements charge similar to the one leveled against former national security adviser Michael Flynn. The account of McCabe's remarks was released by the Department of Justice (DOJ) inspector general (IG) because of a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, D.C.

The IG concluded in 2018 that McCabe "lacked candor" when speaking to then-FBI Director James Comey and DOJ Oversight and Review (O&R) internal investigators about the leak to the Journal on May 9, 2017. In the transcripts, released Thursday, an unidentified O&R investigator asserted that McCabe had claimed "he did not grant anyone permission to divulge the information to the media" and that he "personally hadn't shared the information" or "granted anyone else permission to."

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[Cyber Liberty]

The transcripts specifically raised the possibility that McCabe, now a paid CNN commentator, could face a false statements charge similar to the one leveled against former national security adviser Michael Flynn.

What McCabe did was arguably worse than what Flynn did because McCabe showed malice, and Flynn's still being railroaded to prison.  McCabe needs at least what Flynn got.  More, actually.

[PeteS in CA]

The last two paragraphs of the OP article:

Last year, McCabe sued the FBI and the Justice Department over his March 2018 firing, arguing it was part of Trump's plan to rid the bureau of leaders he perceived as disloyal to him. McCabe argued in his complaint that the two officials responsible for demoting and then firing him -- FBI Director Christopher Wray and then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions -- created a pretext to force him out in accordance with President Trump's wishes.

Fired anti-Trump counterintelligence head Peter Strzok, as well as ex-FBI lawyer Lisa Page, have also sued over their terminations. Page has even sought to have the government pay for her therapy bills because of Trump's harsh comments about her.

1. These newly released transcript may, ummmmmm, complicate McCabe's lawsuit.

2. Paramour 1 and Paramour 2 might want to reflect on what complications might be in store for their lawsuits.

3. McCabe lied to the FBI, obstructing their investigation. He needs to be a criminal defendant.

[Cyber Liberty]

The last two paragraphs of the OP article:

1. These newly released transcript may, ummmmmm, complicate McCabe's lawsuit.

2. Paramour 1 and Paramour 2 might want to reflect on what complications might be in store for their lawsuits.

3. McCabe lied to the FBI, obstructing their investigation. He needs to be a criminal defendant.

Correct.  While Flynn was caught in a deliberate Perjury trap set by the Feebs, McCabe lied with malice.  There needs to be a prison sentence for him, or there will never be respect for the law.

[PeteS in CA]

The lawsuits of McCabe and of Paramour 1 and Paramour 2 are frivolous on their face. They are "lawfare", designed to tie up and waste Trump Administration resources. This release kind of nukes McCabe's lawsuit; hopefully similar nukes await Paramour 1 and Paramour 2, especially if a career change to modelling orange jumpsuits becomes a prospect for either or both.