(CNN) Andrew McCabe, the former acting FBI director who's been told he may be indicted, told CNN on Tuesday that he would never cut a deal with federal prosecutors to avoid an indictment.

In an interview with CNN's Chris Cuomo on "Cuomo Prime Time," McCabe ruled out the possibility of taking a deal, which could be a way to reduce any possible charges he'd face or lead to a guilty plea that would avoid a trial. McCabe's assertion Tuesday night means that if he's indicted, he will almost certainly contest the charge before a jury in federal court.

"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."

McCabe is a CNN contributor.

McCabe has found himself a target of investigators and Republicans, including President Donald Trump, since 2016, when he authorized a leak to a then-Wall Street Journal reporter about a conversation he had endorsing the investigation of the Clinton Foundation. The Justice Department's independent inspector general, who looked into the incident, found McCabe had lacked candor on four occasions when he spoke to investigators about the leak. The inspector general then referred the matter to the FBI.

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