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The presence of the grand jury shows prosecutors are treating the matter seriously, locking in the accounts of witnesses who might later have to testify at a trial. But such panels are sometimes used only as investigative tools, and it remains unclear if McCabe will ultimately be charged. -Washington Post

Who's lying?

Investigators from the D.C. U.S. Attorney's Office recently interviewed former FBI director James B. Comey as part of a probe into whether his deputy, Andrew McCabe, broke the law by lying to federal agents - an indication the office is seriously considering whether McCabe should be charged with a crime, a person familiar with the matter said. -Washington Post

Federal prosecutors have been using a grand jury over the last several months to investigate former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, reports the Washington Post , citing two people familiar with the matter.What's more,according to WaPo's sources.McCabe was fired on March 16 after Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz issued a criminal referral following a months-long probe, which found that McCabeabout authorizing a self-serving leak to the press. Horowitz found that McCabe "Specifically, McCabe was fired for lying about authorizing an F.B.I. spokesman and attorney to tell Devlin Barrett of the Wall St. Journal - just days before the 2016 election,In order to deal with his legal woes, McCabe set up a GoFundMe "legal defense fund" which stopped accepting donations,- roughly $100,000 more than his wife's campaign took from McAuliffe as McCabe's office was investigating Clinton and her infamous charities.In May, federal investigators from the D.C. U.S. Attorney's office interviewed former FBI director James Comey as part of an ongoing probe into whether McCabe broke the lawreports the Washington Post Of particular interest is thatin an April appearance on The View, where he claimed to have actually "ordered the [IG] report" which found McCabe guilty.Comey was asked by host Megan McCain how he thought the public was supposed to have "confidence" in the FBI amid revelations that McCabe lied about the leak.," Comey said. "Comey then appeared to try and frame McCabe as a "good person" despite all the lying."Good people lie. I think I'm a good person, where I have lied," Comey said. "" noting that there are "severe consequences" within the DOJ for doing so.