McCabe case closed without an indictment

[JimL]

After two years of nonsense by the DOJ, the case against Andrew McCabe has been closed. The Justice Dept after multiple tries could not get a Grand Jury to indict and, having no actual case, would not charge McCabe, but delayed and delayed and delayed until they realized the Judge was fed up with their delays and they opted to close the case rather than ask the Judge one more time for a delay. That is an example of the Trump Justice Departments inclination to punish his percieved enemies, innocent or not, and let his corrupt loyalists, those multiple cases that Atty Gen. Barr has been intervening in, off the hook. The rule of law has been breached and Atty Gen. Barr should be impeached immediately before any more damage to the Justice Dept. is done.

http://www.sandiegotribune.com/new/nation-world/story/2020-02-14/justice-dept-closes-case-against-ex-fbi-official-mccabe

[Mountain Man]

Two tiered justice system. McCabe did exactly what Michael Flynn is accused of doing: lying under oath to investigators, yet Flynn's life has been destroyed while McCabe walks free. Disgusting.

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https://theconservativetreehouse.com...es-under-oath/

[Watermelon]

Two tiered justice system. McCabe did exactly what Michael Flynn is accused of doing: lying under oath to investigators, yet Flynn's life has been destroyed while McCabe walks free. Disgusting.

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https://theconservativetreehouse.com...es-under-oath/

Is lack of candor an indictable offence?

[Starlight]

The Justice Dept after multiple tries could not get a Grand Jury to indict

I seem to recall back when Mueller was filing his indictments the constant refrain here from the bumpkins sticking their heads in the sand was that you can get a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich.

I guess it isn't true. I guess you need actual evidence. I guess Trump and Barr's fishing expeditions against their person enemies and misuse of the government to further those ends has floundered on the rocks of having no actual facts to back them up.

[NorrinRadd]

Never surprised by the ol' Potomac Two-Step.

[Mountain Man]

Is lack of candor an indictable offence?

Yes. That's legalese for "lying".

[Watermelon]

Yes. That's legalese for "lying".

[JimL]

Two tiered justice system. McCabe did exactly what Michael Flynn is accused of doing: lying under oath to investigators, yet Flynn's life has been destroyed while McCabe walks free. Disgusting.

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https://theconservativetreehouse.com...es-under-oath/

This was the Trump/Barr DOJ that decided to drop the charges, MM. They did this after two years of playing games with the Judge by repeatedly asking for more time until the frustrated Judge finally said to them to either put up or shut up. They shut up.

[Mountain Man]

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics...candor/556262/

So it's either outright lying, or giving answers that are deliberately intended to deceive. Regardless, it's a crime, especially when one is under oath as McCabe was on three separate occasions. There's no question that he should have been charged, and it's hard to say why he wasn't.

[Mountain Man]

Now it's starting to make sense...

https://theconservativetreehouse.com...-ag-bill-barr/

[Watermelon]

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics...candor/556262/

So it's either outright lying, or giving answers that are deliberately intended to deceive. Regardless, it's a crime, especially when one is under oath as McCabe was on three separate occasions. There's no question that he should have been charged, and it's hard to say why he wasn't.

[Mountain Man]

Go back one page in the thread and look at the excerpt from the Horowitz report. McCabe made false statements to investigators. It wasn't simply a matter of staying silent or being less than forthcoming. He knowingly made positive statements that were false, so obviously the charge should have been the same thing that General Flynn was nailed with: lying to investigators. Except McCabe is too highly placed and would bring too many people -- and possibly whole departments -- down with him, so the DOJ is tiptoeing around him. Unfortunately for Flynn, he doesn't have the same influence, so he's getting hammered.

[JimL]

Go back one page in the thread and look at the excerpt from the Horowitz report. McCabe made false statements to investigators. It wasn't simply a matter of staying silent or being less than forthcoming. He knowingly made positive statements that were false, so obviously the charge should have been the same thing that General Flynn was nailed with: lying to investigators. Except McCabe is too highly placed and would bring too many people -- and possibly whole departments -- down with him, so the DOJ is tiptoeing around him. Unfortunately for Flynn, he doesn't have the same influence, so he's getting hammered.

Tiptoed around him? What a dummy. The DOJ went on for over two years and more than one Grand Jury, and were unable to bring a legitimate charge against McCabe. They only dropped the case because the Judge was fed up with their nonsense, and they knew it.

[Mountain Man]

Tiptoed around him? What a dummy. The DOJ went on for over two years and more than one Grand Jury, and were unable to bring a legitimate charge against McCabe. They only dropped the case because the Judge was fed up with their nonsense, and they knew it.

Look at the Horowitz report, you ignorant boob. The DOJ had him dead to rights with irrefutable evidence that he lied under oath on three separate occasions, yet they never charged him. There's some monkey business going on inside the DOJ...

https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/...ccabe-charged/

[lilpixieofterror]

After two years of nonsense by the DOJ, the case against Andrew McCabe has been closed. The Justice Dept after multiple tries could not get a Grand Jury to indict and, having no actual case, would not charge McCabe, but delayed and delayed and delayed until they realized the Judge was fed up with their delays and they opted to close the case rather than ask the Judge one more time for a delay. That is an example of the Trump Justice Departments inclination to punish his percieved enemies, innocent or not, and let his corrupt loyalists, those multiple cases that Atty Gen. Barr has been intervening in, off the hook. The rule of law has been breached and Atty Gen. Barr should be impeached immediately before any more damage to the Justice Dept. is done.

http://www.sandiegotribune.com/new/nation-world/story/2020-02-14/justice-dept-closes-case-against-ex-fbi-official-mccabe

So is lying, under oath, a crime or is it only a crime when Republicans are accused of it?