FBI records indicate DOJ considering prosecuting Andrew McCabe over leaks

Published January 2, 2020 4:16pm ET



New records from the Justice Department watchdog’s investigation into Andrew McCabe point to a possible criminal prosecution of the fired FBI deputy director.

The dozens of pages of previously secret documents detail the FBI’s internal inquiry into the bureau’s then-No. 2, including a May 2017 discussion in which McCabe denied being the source of a leak about former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and a follow-up meeting in August 2017 where he reversed himself and admitted he’d greenlighted the disclosure.

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