Inspector General Urges Criminal Investigation of McCabe

The Justice Department’s inspector general has recommended a criminal investigation into whether former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe lied to federal officials about a leak to a newspaper reporter, NBC News reported.McCabe was fired in March, and last week a report from the inspector general concluded that he repeatedly lied when asked about the leak of information regarding the FBI’s efforts to look into the finances of the Clinton Foundation in 2016. Read McCabe’s Full Statement on His Termination From the FBI Legal sources familiar with the matter revealed Thursday that Inspector General Michael Horowitz recommended in January that McCabe be investigated on suspicion of lying.Photo Credit: Jacquelyn Martin/AP, File
Source: NBC San Diego