ANDREW MCCABE/FBI/INVESTIGATIONS/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Andrew G. McCabe, the former deputy F.B.I. director and a frequent target of President Trump’s, will not face charges in an investigation into whether he lied to investigators about a media leak, his defense team said on Friday [2-14-20]. The decision by prosecutors in Washington ends a case that had left Mr. McCabe in legal limbo for nearly two years. It also appears to be a sign that Attorney General William P. Barr wants to show that the Justice Department is independent from the president: The notification came a day after Mr. Barr publicly challenged Mr. Trump to stop attacking law enforcement officials on Twitter and said the criticisms were making his job more difficult. The prosecutors informed Mr. McCabe’s lawyers of their decision by phone on Friday morning, the lawyers, Michael R. Bromwich and David Schertler, said in a statement.”
–Adam Goldman, “Andrew McCabe, Ex-F.B.I. Official, Will Not Be Charged in Lying Case,” The New York Times online, February 14, 2020