March 23, 2018
The FBI's McCabe and Bias in the Deep State
Andrew McCabe was fired from the FBI reportedly for lying. He should have been fired for misuse of office and bias.
Notably, lying to the FBI is a crime under the False Statements Act. So what "Andy" did was arguably a crime, for which dismissal is normal. But bias, favorable or unfavorable, is not a crime. That is why it is far more dangerous if left unchecked. And that is why Andrew McCabe should have been fired for it.
Consider the perfidy that has been revealed to us at the top reaches of the FBI and DOJ. While a second special counsel should be appointed, it may be found that no crimes were committed. What we may have is a situation of gross prosecutorial under-zealousness and gross prosecutorial overzealousness, which is to say of bias.
Think, for the former, of Mrs. Clinton's probable exposure of national secrets or Lois Lerner's IRS jihad and, for the latter,...(Read Full Article)