OOH, that's gotta hurt, Mott:
"The Justice Department has decided to abandon its efforts to seek criminal charges against former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, according to his attorneys.
McCabe's lawyers were told last September that McCabe should expect to be indicted on charges stemming from inaccurate statements he made to FBI investigators about his actions around the time of the 2016 election. However, no indictment was ever returned, leading to speculation that the grand jury took the rare step of rejecting charges.
Prosecutors had been cagey since that time about the status of the investigation into McCabe, who has been a frequent subject of public attacks from President Donald Trump. But on Friday, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington sent McCabe's lawyers a letter saying, "We consider the matter closed."
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/14/doj-drops-case-against-former-fbi-deputy-director-andrew-mccabe-115251
Can't wait for the tweetstorm about this one.
EDIT: Some background: https://www.redhotpawn.com/forum/debates/mccabe-going-down.182492
14 Feb 20
@no1marauder saidMy liberal friends......and cons, for that matter...Let him off? Please read about this nefarious liar before answering.
OOH, that's gotta hurt, Mott:
"The Justice Department has decided to abandon its efforts to seek criminal charges against former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, according to his attorneys.
[b]McCabe's lawyers were told last September that McCabe should expect to be indicted on charges stemming from inaccurate statements he made to FBI investigators about his acti ...[text shortened]... his one.
EDIT: Some background: https://www.redhotpawn.com/forum/debates/mccabe-going-down.182492
14 Feb 20
McCabe innocent, Comey innocent, Hillary innocent, Quid Pro Joe innocent, Smollett innocent, and the beat rolls on in the Deep State.
DEMOCRATS.........25 years in power
3 indictments
1 conviction
1 prison sentence
REPUBLICANS.......28 YEARS IN POWER
120 indictments
89 convictions
34 prison sentences
14 Feb 20
@whodey saidCase dropped for McCabe. I want to remind everyone that I said long ago on this forum, none of this swamp sleaze will ever do time. Not one of them.
McCabe innocent, Comey innocent, Hillary innocent, Quid Pro Joe innocent, Smollett innocent, and the beat rolls on in the Deep State.
DEMOCRATS.........25 years in power
3 indictments
1 conviction
1 prison sentence
REPUBLICANS.......28 YEARS IN POWER
120 indictments
89 convictions
34 prison sentences
14 Feb 20
@averagejoe1 saidWell you actually have to commit crimes in order to be punished for them in the good ole USA at least until and unless Trump and his adorers like yourself succeed in imposing a dictatorship.
Case dropped for McCabe. I want to remind everyone that I said long ago on this forum, none of this swamp sleaze will ever do time. Not one of them.
It doesn't appear the prosecutors could even convince a Grand Jury to file charges under a very low standard of proof nevermind convincing a petit jury to find McCabe guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
14 Feb 20
@no1marauder saidOhh Really? The McCabe lies? Common knowledge, no question. Give s little, No1. Don’t make us type stuff freely available to you.
Well you actually have to commit crimes in order to be punished for them in the good ole USA at least until and unless Trump and his adorers like yourself succeed in imposing a dictatorship.
It doesn't appear the prosecutors could even convince a Grand Jury to file charges under a very low standard of proof nevermind convincing a petit jury to find McCabe guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
14 Feb 20
@averagejoe1 saidThat's cuz they are all dedicated to a much higher moral code than the rest of humanity, which is why Ukrainian corporations are flocking to hire their children. If but a small portion of their perfection rubs off on them, hiring them will be well worth it despite having no expertise in the field they were hired into.
Case dropped for McCabe. I want to remind everyone that I said long ago on this forum, none of this swamp sleaze will ever do time. Not one of them.
15 Feb 20
@averagejoe1 saidCouldn't agree more.
Case dropped for McCabe. I want to remind everyone that I said long ago on this forum, none of this swamp sleaze will ever do time. Not one of them.
And as we have entered the era of No Rule of Law, the democrats cheer wildly
15 Feb 20
@earl-of-trumps saidTell us again about the President's fine new clothes.
Couldn't agree more.
And as we have entered the era of No Rule of Law, the democrats cheer wildly
15 Feb 20
@whodey saidGOP needs to clean up their act. 😛
McCabe innocent, Comey innocent, Hillary innocent, Quid Pro Joe innocent, Smollett innocent, and the beat rolls on in the Deep State.
DEMOCRATS.........25 years in power
3 indictments
1 conviction
1 prison sentence
REPUBLICANS.......28 YEARS IN POWER
120 indictments
89 convictions
34 prison sentences
15 Feb 20
@no1marauder saidWhat jury? Anyway, why distract yourself from the facts of the lies? Trump lies!! Cool. Run a thread on that. But this McCabe guy? Let him go? What kind nd of money did he cost us? Wrankling thru his incessant lies? Would you feel comfortable having a beer with him? (Stock answer.... I wouldn’t drink with Trump!). Got it.
Well you actually have to commit crimes in order to be punished for them in the good ole USA at least until and unless Trump and his adorers like yourself succeed in imposing a dictatorship.
It doesn't appear the prosecutors could even convince a Grand Jury to file charges under a very low standard of proof nevermind convincing a petit jury to find McCabe guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
Is McCabe a liar?
15 Feb 20
@whodey saidCommon sense. So, how do you expect the libs here to deal with common sense? No capacity for it. Move the goal posts, and hound the producers like jackals, get their stuff. This is the truth, sounds nasty, which, it is. And Handy actually told me that conservatives should mind their own business while this goes on. When you come to my back door to get money to send YOUR kid to college, I am to mind my own business.
That's cuz they are all dedicated to a much higher moral code than the rest of humanity, which is why Ukrainian corporations are flocking to hire their children. If but a small portion of their perfection rubs off on them, hiring them will be well worth it despite having no expertise in the field they were hired into.
A pitful parasitic lot.
15 Feb 20
@mott-the-hoople saidNone of the above. As I posted way back on September 13th:
what is going on? McCabe lied to FBI three times according to the Horowitz report.
#1...Horowitz incompetent
#2...DOJ corrupt
#3... McCabe giving DOJ something they want
"This Lawfare article spells out how unusual it would be to charge an employee for statements made during an internal governmental review:
At least based on what’s in the inspector general’s report, this is very far from a criminal case. Criminal dispositions on false statements matters in internal investigations are exceptionally rare. Absent some gross aggravating factor, I struggle to think of any other examples. Workplace false statements are normally handled through internal disciplinary means, not criminal charges. There are countless public cases of gross misconduct and lies about that misconduct that are routinely declined as criminal matters. Here are a few examples of such cases culled from recent Office of the Inspector General investigations:
Findings of Misconduct by a United States Marshal for Making an Inappropriate Comment about Shooting a Judge and for Lack of Candor
Findings of Misconduct by a DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge for Failure to Act in a Professional Manner, and by a DEA Special Agent in Charge for Favoritism and Providing False Statements to the OIG Concerning the Allegations Involving the ASAC
Findings of Misconduct by a Senior DOJ Official for Ethical Misconduct, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, and Lack of Candor to the OIG
Findings of Misconduct by an FBI Official for Accepting Gifts From Members of the Media and for Lack of Candor
Findings of Misconduct by an FBI Special Agent for Receiving Gifts from a Former FBI Confidential Human Source, Using the Source After Deactivation, Protecting the Source and the Source’s Illegal Business, Misusing FBI Assets for Personal Gain, Lack of Candor, and Computer Security Policy Violations
Findings of Misconduct by an FBI Special Agent for Contacting Witnesses for an Improper Purpose, Divulging Law Enforcement Sensitive Information to Unauthorized Individuals, Providing Misleading Testimony, Providing False Information to the OIG, Mishandling Classified Information, and Misusing Government Devices and his Position
Findings Concerning Misconduct by a U.S. Attorney for Having an Inappropriate Relationship with a Subordinate, Attempting to Influence or Impede an OIG Investigation, and Other Misconduct
Findings of Misconduct by an FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge For Submitting False Travel Vouchers, Lacking Candor, and Other Misconduct In Connection With His Relocation
Findings of Misconduct by an AUSA for Improperly Receiving, Viewing, Copying, and Sharing Personally Identifiable Information of Coworkers, and Lacking Candor with Supervisors
Findings of Misconduct by an FBI Unit Chief, Including Acceptance of Gifts from Vendors, Giving Preferential Treatment, and Misuse of Position
Findings Concerning a DOJ Attorney Who Sent Harassing E-mails to Government Employees and Lacked Candor with the OIG
The list could go on and on and on, but you get the point. Indeed, the extraordinary thing about McCabe’s case compared to these ones is that the Justice Department appears to have engineered McCabe’s firing, ostensibly in response to the inspector general’s finding of a lack of candor, mere hours before his retirement eligibility. It’s true that the FBI routinely treats lack of candor as a fireable offense—but it remains unexplained why the Justice Department seemingly raced the clock in order to push McCabe out rather than proceed at the usual pace and note that he would have been subject to disciplinary proceedings if he had not retired. That alone is a vindictive level of harshness relative to the norm. Criminal prosecution is several standard deviations from the norm."
https://www.lawfareblog.com/thoughts-impending-prosecution-andrew-mccabe
That the Donald wants people he perceives as his political enemies treated in a far more vindictive way then similar cases were always handled in the past is no reason to do so. And anyway, it seems the DOJ did try to get a criminal indictment, but the Grand Jury declined.
15 Feb 20
@whodey saidAnother legal expert weighs in. 🙄
That's cuz they are all dedicated to a much higher moral code than the rest of humanity, which is why Ukrainian corporations are flocking to hire their children. If but a small portion of their perfection rubs off on them, hiring them will be well worth it despite having no expertise in the field they were hired into.