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U.S. NEWS Friday 13 September 2019

Ex-FBI No. 2 official faces prospect of criminal charges

By ERIC TUCKER and MI- McCabe’s actions, but also faulty memory rather than
CHAEL BALSAMO those of the Justice Depart- an attempt to deceive.
Associated Press ment. McCabe’s attorneys They also note the inter-
WASHINGTON (AP) — For- are likely to argue that the views took place during a
mer FBI Deputy Director An- prosecution of McCabe chaotic and tumultuous
drew McCabe, a frequent would be politically mo- time as McCabe was pre-
target of President Donald tivated, with the Justice occupied by his leadership
Trump’s wrath, faces the Department carrying out a duties at the FBI and its in-
prospect of criminal charg- vendetta against a Trump vestigation into potential
es after his lawyers failed adversary. ties between Russia and
to persuade senior Justice They are likely to highlight the Trump campaign.
Department officials that the personal enmity be- McCabe’s legal team pre-
he didn’t intentionally lie to tween the two men , with sented its case during a
internal investigators. Trump criticizing McCabe meeting last month with
Two people familiar with even before he took office Rosen and Jessie Liu, the
the matter said Thursday and McCabe describing U.S. attorney in Washing-
that Deputy Attorney Gen- the president as a “deliber- ton, one of the people said. In this June 7, 2017, file photo, then-acting FBI Director Andrew
eral Jeffrey Rosen declined ate liar.” McCabe’s attor- McCabe became act- McCabe appears before a Senate Intelligence Committee
an appeal from McCabe’s neys have argued that he ing director of the FBI after hearing about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, on
lawyers aimed at prevent- should not face charges on Trump fired former Director Capitol Hill in Washington.
ing a prosecution. The peo- accusations that he lied to James Comey on May 9, Associated Press
ple weren’t authorized to internal investigators about 2017. against him. particularly tense phone
discuss the issue by name whether he had authorized McCabe has said his 2018 The investigation followed call between McCabe and
and spoke on condition of a news media leak related firing — for what the Justice an October 2016 story in a senior Justice Depart-
anonymity. to an investigation of the Department called “lack The Wall Street Journal that ment official about the in-
Still, it wasn’t immediately Clinton Foundation in the of candor” — was politi- described internal debates vestigation.
clear when or even wheth- fall of 2016. McCabe has cally motivated. He sued roiling the FBI and the Jus- The inspector general’s re-
er the United States Attor- denied intentionally mis- the Justice Department in tice Department weeks be- port said McCabe told in-
ney’s Office in Washington, leading anyone. August, saying officials had fore the presidential elec- ternal investigators that he
leading the investigation , He and his lawyers have used the inspector gen- tion about how aggressive- had not authorized anyone
might announce charges. said that any false state- eral’s conclusions as a pre- ly the Clinton Foundation at the FBI to speak with the
Any indictment would put ments made to investiga- text to rid the FBI of leaders should be investigated. reporter, and he did not
the spotlight not only on tors were the result of a Trump perceived as biased The article recounted a know who did.q