McCabe's lawyer says criminal investigation into him is ongoing
/ AP
WASHINGTON — A criminal investigation into whether former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe made false statements during an internal probe into a news media disclosure remains open, his attorney said Thursday.
"We've had dealings with the U.S. attorney's office" in Washington that has been handling the case, said lawyer Michael Bromwich, who accompanied McCabe to a wide-ranging interview session with reporters. "We are in continuing communication with them."
The Justice Department inspector general last year referred for investigation and possible prosecution allegations that McCabe lied under oath when questioned about the source of information in a 2016 Wall Street Journal story about an FBI inquiry into the Clinton Foundation. McCabe has acknowledged that he permitted subordinates to speak to the reporter to correct what he said was a false narrative, but he has denied that he lied to investigators.
He has called his March 2018 firing, which arose from the false-statement allegations, politically motivated. Bromwich said Thursday that McCabe will soon sue the Justice Department over his firing.
McCabe is a frequent target of President Trump's wrath and has just published a book, "The Threat: How The FBI Protects America in the Age of Terror and Trump," that is highly critical of the president.
The investigation into the news media disclosure exposed a rift between McCabe and former FBI Director James Comey.
McCabe told the inspector general's office that he told Comey after the article was published that he had allowed the officials to share particular information and that Comey responded that it was a "good" idea to rebut a one-sided narrative. But Comey is quoted in the report as saying McCabe never told him he had approved sharing details of the call and, in fact, had left him with the opposite impression.
Asked about his current relationship with Comey, McCabe replied tersely, "We don't really have a relationship now."
McCabe also defended the FBI's handling of the early steps of the Russia investigation, including the 2016 decision to seek a secret warrant to monitor the communications of former Trump campaign aide Carter Page.
McCabe denied having ever told Congress that the warrant would not have been sought without information from a dossier compiled by a former British spy, Christopher Steele, who was investigating potential ties between Trump and Russia. He called that claim, contained in a House Republican memo issued last year, a "fundamental misrepresentation" of what he had said privately to the committee.
"I'm confident that any review of the process that we went through to get that (warrant) that's been publicly released will conclude that the process was entirely appropriate and lawful, and we did the work we should have done," McCabe said.
He also repeated his assertion that the FBI had good cause to investigate, after Comey's firing by Mr. Trump in May 2017, whether Mr. Trump was working, wittingly or not, as a Russian agent. And he said he believed that special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, which so far has produced several dozen criminal charges, has validated the FBI's early concerns about the Trump campaign and Russia.
"It's a remarkable investigation, and it's one that's produced tangible meaningful results," McCabe said. "And I think that alone justifies and validates certainly our initial fears and concerns, and I think it validates the process that Mueller and his team have gone through to get here."
First published on February 22, 2019
© 2019 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Kraft Heinz shares plunge after $15 billion write-down, investigation
Food giant's shares down 20% in after-hours trading on disclosure of a federal probe and a $15.4 billion write-down
0M ago 
Meet the teens ditching school worldwide to fight climate change
What could be the largest global strike ever organized will attempt to push world leaders to act aggressively on climate change
5M ago 
More and more people are reporting sexual abuse by nuns
"I could not believe that somebody was actually talking about it"
10M ago 
McCabe's lawyer says criminal investigation into him continues
Former Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe was fired last year
19M ago 
Time's Up's Lisa Borders quits after son accused of sex assault
Group she led fights workplace sexual harassment and discrimination and was founded in the early stages of the #MeToo movement
29M ago 
McCabe's lawyer says criminal investigation into him continues
Former Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe was fired last year
19M ago 
The Takeout: A CBS News original political podcast
“The Takeout” is a weekly podcast about politics, policy and pop culture hosted by CBS News Chief White House correspondent Major Garrett
2H ago 
North Korea sees nukes, not alliances, as key to survival
Former top CIA analyst Jung Pak says this view complicates the U.S.' goal of denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula
2H ago 
Judge says prosecutors violated victim rights in Epstein case
The wealthy financier is accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls
8H ago 
About 200 U.S. peacekeepers to remain in Syria
The Trump administration is not yet announcing the defeat of the caliphate, and there is no timeline for withdrawing troops
10H ago 
Meet the teens ditching school worldwide to fight climate change
What could be the largest global strike ever organized will attempt to push world leaders to act aggressively on climate change
5M ago 
Powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake hits Ecuador
The U.S. Geological Survey says a very powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake has struck eastern Ecuador close to its border with Peru
1H ago 
Accused U.S. spy Paul Whelan to be held by Russia 3 more months
Moscow court orders former Marine's detention extended; he denies the charges
2H ago 
Father of ISIS bride sues to get U.S. to let her come back
Suit argues Hoda Muthana is an American citizen and should be allowed to return but U.S. says she's not
3H ago
About 200 U.S. peacekeepers to remain in Syria
The Trump administration is not yet announcing the defeat of the caliphate, and there is no timeline for withdrawing troops
10H ago 
HBO to air controversial Michael Jackson documentary despite lawsuit
"Leaving Neverland" focuses on two men who say Jackson molested them when they were boys
37M ago 
Peter Tork, Monkees bass player, has died
Tork was part of the legendary band that made its debut on TV
12H ago 
Smollett gave detailed instructions for "attack," prosecutor says
The "Empire" actor pointed out a camera he thought would capture the hoax attack, prosecutor says
14H ago 
Step into "The Twilight Zone" with first full trailer
"Twilight Zone" fans got one step closer to entering the fifth dimension with a clip of new footage from the Jordan Peele reboot
14H ago 
Jussie Smollett: Key moments since "Empire" actor reported Chicago attack
Alleged homophobic and racially charged attack in Chicago has sprawled into nearly a month-long saga of confusing reports and contradictions
15H ago 
Japanese space probe lands on far-off asteroid to get samples
Scientists say the samples could provide clues about the origin of the solar system and of life on Earth
4H ago 
SpaceX launches rocket carrying privately funded Israeli moon lander
If successful, the $100M mission will put Israel in an exclusive club, joining the U.S., Soviet Union/Russia and China as only the fourth nation in space history to pull off a powered landing on the moon
10H ago 
Advocates say Facebook tricked kids into in-game purchases
FTC urged to probe if the social-media company illegally enticed minors to spend money without parental consent
16H ago 
YouTube axes 400+ channels over child exploitation controversy
YouTube has come under fire for allowing disturbing content, leading major companies to pull their ads
17H ago 
5G explained: How it works and when we'll have it
The next generation of wireless technology will revolutionize how we use mobile devices, but it’s also fraught with technical challenges and won’t be ready for primetime anytime soon
18H ago 
"Heartless": Hospital and doctor accused of giving lethal doses of fentanyl
CBS News spoke with five people who said their family members died while under Dr. William Husel's care at Mount Carmel Hospital
43M ago 
Just 15 minutes of jogging a day could reduce your risk of depression
"Get outside and do something," says Dr. David Agus
18H ago 
Poison control calls for kratom have soared
The herbal supplement kratom can cause side effects ranging from rapid heartbeat and agitation to seizures and even death
19H ago 
Health care spending on track to eat 1 in 5 U.S. dollars
Aging baby boomers and higher prices will soon mean that 20 percent of GDP will be spent on medical care
20H ago 
Cervical cancer could be eliminated in most countries by 2100
Following two recommendations could prevent millions of cases of cancer, researchers say
Feb 20 
Kraft Heinz shares plunge after $15 billion write-down, investigation
Food giant's shares down 20% in after-hours trading on disclosure of a federal probe and a $15.4 billion write-down
0M ago 
Reddit co-founder pushes for national paid family leave
The venture capitalist has been vocal about being an active dad to his daughter with tennis champion Serena Williams
51M ago 
Pinterest IPO may come in late June
The online sharing company is said to have confidentially filed to go public, seeking a valuation of at least $12B
13H ago 
Karl Lagerfeld's cat to inherit a fortune, but may not be richest pet
His beloved pet, Choupette, a money-making celebrity in her own right, is sure to be well taken care of
14H ago 
Teachers' strike in California affects 36,000 students
Strike in Oakland part of a national wave of discontent by educators over classroom conditions, pay
15H ago 
El Chapo's sons charged with drug trafficking
Joaquin Guzman Lopez, 34, and Ovidio Guzman Lopez, 28, allegedly conspired to send cocaine and other drugs into the U.S.
13H ago 
Coast Guard officer with alleged hit list to remain jailed
Lt. Christopher Paul Hasson was ordered held on gun and drug charges; prosecutors describe him as "domestic terrorist"
13H ago
Smollett gave detailed instructions for "attack," prosecutor says
The "Empire" actor pointed out a camera he thought would capture the hoax attack, prosecutor says
14H ago
Jussie Smollett: Key moments since "Empire" actor reported Chicago attack
Alleged homophobic and racially charged attack in Chicago has sprawled into nearly a month-long saga of confusing reports and contradictions
15H ago 
Chicago's top cop blasts Smollett; Bond set at $100,000
A judge ordered him to turn in his passport
18H ago Original Article
