Breaking news on Andrew McCabe:

The Justice Department on Thursday notified lawyers for former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe that they have rejected his appeal to avoid being criminally charged, likely clearing the way for him to be indicted — Chris Strohm (@cstrohm) September 12, 2019

Fox News has learned that US Attorney DC Jesse Lieu recommended moving forward with charges against former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe. His team appealed that decision to DAG Rosen, who REJECTED that appeal, according to a person familiar with the situation. — Jake Gibson (@JakeBGibson) September 12, 2019

Sources: The Justice Department has rejected appeals by lawyers for former FBI deputy director Andy McCabe, who had urged DOJ to refrain from seeking an indictment against McCabe for allegedly lying to internal investigators about a disclosure to a reporter in late 2016. — Mike Levine (@MLevineReports) September 12, 2019

Today Deputy AG Jeff Rosen told ex-FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe that he rejected his appeal to avoid criminal charges related to his lack of candor with federal agents. — Katie Benner (@ktbenner) September 12, 2019

McCabe has previously defended his actions, insisting he did his best to relay accurate information to those investigators and noting that he corrected the record at one point when he realized his statements were not accurate. — Mike Levine (@MLevineReports) September 12, 2019

Well, this will be awkward for CNN:

John Ratcliffe Predicts An Indictment For CNN’s Newest Contributor, Andrew McCabe

https://t.co/9WGP5LOxP2 — RedState (@RedState) September 9, 2019

And Dems everywhere:

Disgraced former FBI official and brand-new CNN contributor Andrew McCabe will headline a fundraiser later this month for the Pennsylvania Democratic Party…https://t.co/JqBF3FQnLE — Nick Short ?? (@PoliticalShort) September 5, 2019

We’ll keep you posted.

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