Why is McCabe requesting immunity for testimony?
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he thought he was wearing bigger britches...
he doesn't want to go to jail would be my guess...
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has requested the Senate Judiciary Committee provide him with immunity from prosecution in exchange for testifying at an upcoming congressional hearing focused on how senior officials at the FBI and Justice Department handled the investigation of Hillary Clinton's private email server, according to a letter obtained by CNN.
"Under the terms of such a grant of use immunity, no testimony or other information provided by Mr. McCabe could be used against him in a criminal case," wrote Michael Bromwich, a lawyer for McCabe, to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, who has requested McCabe testify next week.
Grassley, an Iowa Republican, has quietly requested that several former officials appear in front of the Judiciary Committee to discuss the long-awaited internal Justice Department report, which sources say will detail a series of missteps surrounding the Justice Department and FBI's investigation into Clinton's handling of classified information while secretary of state.
he doesn't want to go to jail would be my guess...
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has requested the Senate Judiciary Committee provide him with immunity from prosecution in exchange for testifying at an upcoming congressional hearing focused on how senior officials at the FBI and Justice Department handled the investigation of Hillary Clinton's private email server, according to a letter obtained by CNN.
"Under the terms of such a grant of use immunity, no testimony or other information provided by Mr. McCabe could be used against him in a criminal case," wrote Michael Bromwich, a lawyer for McCabe, to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, who has requested McCabe testify next week.
Grassley, an Iowa Republican, has quietly requested that several former officials appear in front of the Judiciary Committee to discuss the long-awaited internal Justice Department report, which sources say will detail a series of missteps surrounding the Justice Department and FBI's investigation into Clinton's handling of classified information while secretary of state.
WASHINGTON —
Former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe is requesting criminal immunity in exchange for testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee next week.
The Judiciary panel invited McCabe to a hearing about an upcoming report from the Justice Department's inspector general. It is expected to sharply criticize former FBI Director James Comey's handling of the 2016 investigation into Democrat Hillary Clinton's email server. The hearing is currently scheduled for June 11, if the report comes out before then.
In a Monday letter to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, McCabe attorney Michael Bromwich requested that McCabe be given immunity so his testimony could not be used against him in a criminal case. The request comes after the inspector general's office issued a criminal referral about McCabe to federal prosecutors in Washington.
"McCabe is willing to testify, but because of the criminal referral, he must be afforded suitable legal protection," Bromwich wrote, adding that if he were unable to get such a deal, McCabe "will have no choice but to invoke his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination."
McCabe was fired from the FBI in March amid an internal report finding he had misled internal investigators about his role in a news media disclosure in October 2016.
In response to Bromwich's letter, Grassley said he and the top Democrat on the panel, California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, would discuss seeking a court order to grant McCabe immunity. But Grassley cast doubt on whether it would ultimately be possible, noting that two-thirds of the committee would have to approve such an order and that the Justice Department would have an opportunity to delay the testimony.
Grassley also said he would need to know more about the "anticipated scope, nature and extent" of McCabe's testimony. McCabe's lawyer said in a Tuesday letter that he was unable to respond to that request since it "casts such a wide and unspecific net" and would depend on questions from lawmakers.
"But we welcome further discussions on this issue," Bromwich wrote.
Grassley also wrote the Justice Department Tuesday to ask officials to release McCabe from a non-disclosure agreement that prevents him from sharing his email exchanges with Comey.
The report released in April said McCabe had misled investigators and his own boss, then-Director Comey, about his role in an October 2016 Wall Street Journal article on an FBI investigation into the Clinton Foundation.
The report said McCabe authorized FBI officials to share nonpublic information with a reporter — in this case, details about a tense call between McCabe and a senior Justice Department official — and then denied having done so when questioned about it under oath.
McCabe has denied misleading anyone. He said that as FBI deputy director, he had the authority to share information with the media. In this case, he said, he permitted subordinates to do so to correct a false narrative that he had tried to stymie an FBI probe into the Clinton Foundation.
---he's lied so many times to so many different people, like a fly caught in the web---
a great chance of Arkancide...
Former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe is requesting criminal immunity in exchange for testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee next week.
The Judiciary panel invited McCabe to a hearing about an upcoming report from the Justice Department's inspector general. It is expected to sharply criticize former FBI Director James Comey's handling of the 2016 investigation into Democrat Hillary Clinton's email server. The hearing is currently scheduled for June 11, if the report comes out before then.
In a Monday letter to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, McCabe attorney Michael Bromwich requested that McCabe be given immunity so his testimony could not be used against him in a criminal case. The request comes after the inspector general's office issued a criminal referral about McCabe to federal prosecutors in Washington.
"McCabe is willing to testify, but because of the criminal referral, he must be afforded suitable legal protection," Bromwich wrote, adding that if he were unable to get such a deal, McCabe "will have no choice but to invoke his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination."
McCabe was fired from the FBI in March amid an internal report finding he had misled internal investigators about his role in a news media disclosure in October 2016.
In response to Bromwich's letter, Grassley said he and the top Democrat on the panel, California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, would discuss seeking a court order to grant McCabe immunity. But Grassley cast doubt on whether it would ultimately be possible, noting that two-thirds of the committee would have to approve such an order and that the Justice Department would have an opportunity to delay the testimony.
Grassley also said he would need to know more about the "anticipated scope, nature and extent" of McCabe's testimony. McCabe's lawyer said in a Tuesday letter that he was unable to respond to that request since it "casts such a wide and unspecific net" and would depend on questions from lawmakers.
"But we welcome further discussions on this issue," Bromwich wrote.
Grassley also wrote the Justice Department Tuesday to ask officials to release McCabe from a non-disclosure agreement that prevents him from sharing his email exchanges with Comey.
The report released in April said McCabe had misled investigators and his own boss, then-Director Comey, about his role in an October 2016 Wall Street Journal article on an FBI investigation into the Clinton Foundation.
The report said McCabe authorized FBI officials to share nonpublic information with a reporter — in this case, details about a tense call between McCabe and a senior Justice Department official — and then denied having done so when questioned about it under oath.
McCabe has denied misleading anyone. He said that as FBI deputy director, he had the authority to share information with the media. In this case, he said, he permitted subordinates to do so to correct a false narrative that he had tried to stymie an FBI probe into the Clinton Foundation.
---he's lied so many times to so many different people, like a fly caught in the web---
a great chance of Arkancide...
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"McCabe is willing to testify, but because of the CRIMINAL REFERRAL, he must be afforded suitable legal protection," Bromwich wrote, adding that if he were unable to get such a deal, McCabe "will have no choice but to invoke his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination." ............ pretty much sums things up. The music is about to end, and there aren’t enough chairs in the ********.
It comes down to this. He just needs an excuse to lie some more, only this time not face perjury charges.
Coop is such a "tool". Useful for small fraud projects as well as massive overhauls of the Truth.
I would assume that McCabe KNOWS he's going to jail...
and the duration of the stay is going to depend on who he rats out...
I would say Comey is the target...
you never go down the chain...
and the duration of the stay is going to depend on who he rats out...
I would say Comey is the target...
you never go down the chain...
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I bet if someone looked , they could find True Pundit posts on here from 15 months ago...
and all the idiots were laughing at them...
lol...
who's laughing now ?
and if Hilliary had won...
no one would have known a thing ...
and all the idiots were laughing at them...
lol...
who's laughing now ?
and if Hilliary had won...
no one would have known a thing ...
I bet if someone looked, there is a whole slew of board reds explaining to us how requesting immunity means guilt. I’m thinking it was around the Mike Flynn immunity discussion.
When you align yourself with the far left board members like Coop has you will be wrong A LOT! Coop has destroyed his image and credibility on this board.
why would he want immunity if he is innocent and did nothing wrong?......isn't immunity usually reserved for someone who has screwed up, knows it, and is trying to lessen the penalty for his or her screwing up?.......sounds like someone knows that the caca is about to hit the fan
I bet if someone looked, there is a whole slew of board baby blues explaining to us how requesting immunity doesn’t mean guilt. I’m thinking it was around the Mike Flynn immunity discussion.
I don't think that is true. I do remember weirdo bama was popping popcorn though when it came out about Flynn. He ate all of those calories for nothing.
And? He's being investigated for lying to the OIG about leaking damaging Clinton info to the press. Not a DEEPSTATE operation against poor widdle donnie and his morons.
lol
I know it helps with the conspiracy nuts, but what competent lawyer would let a client under investigation testify without immunity? He's being investigated for hurting the Clinton campaign, the GOP should give immunity and see if he spills his beans on all the DEEPSTATE SPYGATES!!!
The Trump campaign started using it during 2016. I'm betting other people said it long before then as well.
That's what's in Huber's hands now. He's wanting to discuss with immunity part 2, you know, where they covered up the Hillbag server et al.
He might get limited immunity, but they don't care about his testimony that much. They've already got what they need.
This is the point. Rotten apples on both sides of the aisle. Why does McCabe want immunity? Why is POTUS talking so much about pardoning himself when he regularly claims he is not under investigation? The louder these Washingtonians (whether Democrat, Republican, or those in their circles) squeal about immunity, pardons, witch hunts, etc., the guiltier they look to the rest of us. Doesn’t mean they are guilty, but it gives that appearance. Forget partisan Congressional committees. Have the folks who are trained to investigate, and have years of experience investigating, do their job. If a grand jury (which is made up of regular citizens, not politicians) says there is sufficient reason, indict and put them through a trial in front of a jury (made up of regular citizens). If they are convicted or acquitted, so be it. Get this away from the politicians and bureaucrats. Let a jury decide. The jury system is a major positive difference between America and other countries. The jury system gives the power to the people. Which is why those with power, generally, try to avoid the jury system.
Being called a moe is a lot better than feeling put upon and constantly whining about the big, bad, multi-layered conspiracies around every corner. Soon!
The problem is that one side just completely hates the system. They see conspiracies owning that system and keeping them from getting their justice. Hence the DEEPSTATE, Secret Sandwich Society, Soros, QANON, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc
It's not that they hate the system. They hate the idea that the system has been corrupted.
No, they hate the system. Any sane person would hate corruption, but the whackos who see every nut job, <insert word>Pundit theory as corruption just hates the system. The same ones that will blame the system when the system doesn't prosecute all of the DEEPSTATErs.
Well that means you have no cognitive abilities to figure some stuff out then. Dumb or insane, take your pick.