Andrew McCabe sues the Justice Department and the FBI

  Following the recommendation of the FBI Inspector General Andrew McCabe was fired by Jeff Sessions just days before he was set to retire with a full pension. According to this story Andrew McCabe is now suing the Justice Department and the FBI over his firing because they did not let him see the report. Here is more:

Lawyers representing former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe filed a suit against the Justice Department and FBI on Tuesday, alleging that they wouldn’t give up files connected to his ouster.

McCabe’s lawyers claimed the Justice Department has denied access to the sought-after information out of concern that the documents could be later used against them, the lawsuit said. The suit also named the office of the DOJ inspector general.

“We don’t create or adjudicate under secret law or procedure,” David Snyder, a lawyer representing McCabe, told The Associated Press.

And here is more:

According to the lawsuit, McCabe’s firing came after “proceedings that violated federal law and departed from applicable administrative rules, standards, policies and procedures.” It noted that the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requires related documents to be produced for review.

“Defendants, however, have not disclosed those materials, whether proactively or upon request from Plaintiff as counsel for Mr. McCabe. That failure is contrary to law,” the lawsuit said. “It is incongruous with Defendants’ public, and repeated, representations to the effect that Mr. McCabe was dismissed from the FBI following an ‘extensive and fair investigation’ which was carried out ‘according to Department of Justice procedure.'”

McCabe’s lawyers signaled they wanted “immediate” access to documents including an inspector general manual outlining the guidelines governing the office and FBI policy guides on how disciplinary matters should be handled.

  This is not an unexpected move, in fact I would have thought it would have happened sooner, it is only natural that Andrew McCabe would do whatever he could to hold onto his government pension.

  If Andrew McCabe wants to see the report all he has to do is wait until tomorrow because the full report is due out and it could be very interesting to say the least.

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