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ScratchCat

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11. I'm not sure if they will get a different result
Fri Sep 13, 2019, 02:48 PM
Sep 2019

For starters, from what I have read and can surmise, McCabe leaked to a source his knowledge of the existence of an investigation. From my understanding, this is a violation of DOJ policy, not federal statutes. In addition, they claim he did not act "with complete candor" or something to that affect in his interview with the IG. Now, if he had "lied" or "mislead" the IG to obstruct the investigation, they would have certainly said so. But they phrased it completely differently, which probably means he didn't tell the complete truth but didn't "lie to obstruct" either. If this is the case - and I am just theorizing based upon various articles - then there is no "crime" or violation of Federal Statutes thus they will never get an indictment.

And note what his attorney states in the letter: If you can't get the first GJ to indict on the same set of facts you present to the second GJ, you would never get a conviction under a MUCH greater standard of "beyond reasonable doubt" with a trial jury.

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