Fired FBI Deputy Director McCabe Won't Face Charges For Lying, Lawyers Claim With General Flynn battling nuance (and his previous legal team) in his case and Roger Stone's case jumping from re-trial to nine years in jail amid rising anti-Trump controversy, it will perhaps come as a major surprise to those assuming "no one is above the law" or "equality under the law," that The New York Times reports, former deputy F.B.I. director Andrew McCabe will not face charges in an investigation into whether he lied to investigators about a media leak. As a reminder, the investigation into Mr. McCabe grew out of findings from the Justice Department inspector general, Michael E. Horowitz. He faulted Mr. McCabe in 2018 for misleading investigators when asked about the disclosure of information in 2016 to a Wall Street Journal reporter about an investigation into the Clinton Foundation. According to the ubiquitous "people familiar with the matter," NYT claims that a day after AG Barr complained about President Trump's tweets, the decision not to charge McCabe appears to be a sign that Barr wants to show that the Justice Department is independent from Mr. Trump. We strongly suggest that is a false assumption, but Mr. McCabe's supporters viewed the investigation as politically motivated and inextricably tainted by Mr. Trump's relentless attacks.... whereas, of course, probes into everyone whoever even breathed in the same room as Trump (or Putin) is not? Of course, this anonymously sourced rumor-mongery - as usual - but we look forward to Barr's strong denial, and/or Trump's angry tweet at this decision. Tyler Durden Fri, 02/14/2020 - 12:31