Andrew McCabe says he refuses to take a deal if indicted

The former acting FBI director said in an interview with CNN’s Chris Cuomo on Tuesday night that
taking a deal to avoid an indictment is something he would never do.

“Absolutely not, under any circumstances,” McCabe said. “I never intentionally misled anyone about
anything and I will not stand up and claim that I’ve done something that I didn’t do,” he added,
meaning any charge will be contested in federal court.

A misconduct worthy of further investigation was discovered by the Justice Department’s independent
inspector general while he was looking into an incident of an authorized leak about supporting
investigation of the Clinton Foundation McCabe had made in 2016. The inspector general had found
out the former acting FBI director had four occasions of dishonesty when talking to investigators about
the leak.

“I absolutely reject the findings of the inspector general. I certainly have not committed a crime,”
McCabe said in his interview with Cuomo.

Speculation about the possibility of his indictment was driven to sensational heights over comments he
made during interviews with investigators. A recommendation for McCabe to be indicted has also been
made by Jessie Liu, the US attorney for the District of Columbia.

Last Thursday McCabe’s attorneys were informed by the Justice Department that any appeals made to
top officials to avoid the charges had been dismissed. No other update from the Justice Department
about the indictment or any other matter had come as of Tuesday night, a spokesperson for his legal
team has said.

“We only know what we know. The (prosecutors’) office has not responded to us with any significant
information,” McCabe said in his short interview Tuesday night.

On a separate note, several hours before officially being retired McCabe had been fired, causing him to
file a lawsuit against the Department of Justice and FBI, claiming he was a target for political reasons,
losing his job, pension and other benefits he had earned. The case is still in its earliest stages in
Washington’s federal court.