LISTEN: STEPHEN DINAN on the Criminal Referral for Andrew McCabe

Listen as Larry spoke with Stephen Dinan, Political Editor of The Washington Times, regarding the inspector general’s criminal referral to federal prosecutors about Andrew McCabe.

Justice IG sends criminal referral of Andrew McCabe to federal prosecutors (The Washington Times)

The Justice Department inspector general has already referred former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe’s case to federal prosecutors to decide whether to bring a criminal case against him.

Mr. McCabe’s lawyer confirmed the referral, first reported by The Washington Post on Thursday, but said that it was “unjustified.”

Republicans on Capitol Hill, though, said the referral was the right move, saying Mr. McCabe’s behavior during the 2016 presidential campaign raises a number of questions.

The inspector general concluded that Mr. McCabe lied repeatedly about a leak he made to The Wall Street Journal in August 2016 confirming that the FBI was probing the Clinton Foundation, but insisting he wasn’t trying to scuttle the investigation. [Read More]