Gee, I wonder who appointed him?
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U.S. Attorney General William Barr has insisted that former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, now a CNN contributor, was not fired for political reasons, but McCabe has maintained that the firing was, in fact, politically motivated. And a federal judge has ruled that McCabe's lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice can continue.
McCabe, in the lawsuit, has argued that his constitutional rights were violated when, in 2018, he was fired as deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Barr filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, but this week, U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss denied Barr's request — allowing McCabe's lawsuit to proceed. And Moss, a Barack Obama appointee, set a schedule for discovery.
In civil and criminal cases, "discovery" is the process in which opposing sides must share evidence. So, under discovery rules, Barr has a right to know what evidence McCabe is presenting, and McCabe and his attorneys have a right to know what evidence Barr is presenting.
Reporter Matt Naham, in Law & Crime, explains, "McCabe, the judge noted, argued he was demoted as deputy director of the FBI in January 2018 and then 'fired from his career civil service position in March 2018 — on the night of his planned retirement.' McCabe maintained that this decision was 'based on his perceived political affiliation, decision not to vote for then-candidate (Donald) Trump in the 2016 presidential election, and unwillingness to pledge his personal loyalty to President Trump' — a violation of his First Amendment and Fifth Amendment rights."
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THERE'S MORE: http://news.yahoo.com/federal-judge-delivers-blow-ag-230059077.html
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President Obama
Federal judicial service
On April 3, 2014, President Obama nominated Moss to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, to the seat vacated by Judge Robert L.
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Shoot me mon, I go no further.
G/N ALL!
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