"We write to tell you that, after cautious consideration, the Authorities has determined to not pursue felony prices in opposition to your sh
“We write to tell you that, after cautious consideration, the Authorities has determined to not pursue felony prices in opposition to your shopper, Andrew G. McCabe,” prosecutors J.P. Cooney and Molly Gaston wrote on behalf of the brand new U.S. Lawyer for the District of Columbia, Tim Shea. “Based mostly on the totality of the circumstances and all the data recognized to the Authorities right now, we contemplate the matter closed.”
McCabe expressed nice aid on the resolution, however sounded bitter concerning the probe hanging over him and his household for years.
“I’ve to say that as glad as I’m that the Justice Division and the D.C. U.S. Lawyer’s workplace lastly determined to do the correct factor right this moment, it’s an absolute shame that they took two years and put my household by way of this expertise for 2 years earlier than they lastly drew the plain conclusion and one they might have drawn an extended, very long time in the past,” he mentioned on CNN, the place he serves as a paid commentator.
McCabe’s attorneys additionally welcomed the event, which they mentioned they first realized about Friday morning in a cellphone name from the prosecution after months of silence concerning the standing of the probe.
“In the end, justice has been finished on this matter,” attorneys Michael Bromwich and David Schertler mentioned in an announcement. “We mentioned on the outset of the felony investigation, virtually two years in the past, that if the info and the legislation decided the end result, no prices can be introduced. We’re happy that Andrew McCabe and his household can go on with their lives with out this cloud hanging over them.”
The affirmation of a proper finish to the felony investigation into McCabe’s conduct got here amid a extremely public tug-of-war between Trump and the Justice Division over the dealing with of instances and investigations he has taken a eager curiosity in. The event additionally comes simply in the future after an extraordinary interview wherein Lawyer Normal Invoice Barr brazenly rebuked the president for his frequent assaults on the work of federal…