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Justice Department withdraws secrecy argument on McCabe files
Justice Department withdraws secrecy argument on McCabe files
DOJ attorneys said they were no longer arguing that public release of records about Andrew McCabe would interfere with an ongoing enforcement action.
By JOSH GERSTEIN
11/13/2019 11:54 AM EST
A change to the Justice Department’s legal stance in a suit related to former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe is prompting fresh speculation about the mysterious state of the Justice Department’s effort to prosecute McCabe over alleged misstatements to investigators about his interactions with colleagues during the 2016 election.
In a brief court filing Wednesday, Justice Department attorneys said they were no longer arguing that public release of records about McCabe would interfere with an ongoing enforcement action. That claim is typically used to withhold records about ongoing investigations or prosecutions.
The move could signal that prosecutors have given up on their quest to charge McCabe, or it could simply be an effort to forestall attempts by a judge to get prosecutors to publicly reveal whether they are still trying to indict the former FBI official.
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https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/13/andrew-mccabe-justice-department-070527