WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has come under increasing pressure in its investigation of the former deputy F.B.I. director Andrew G. McCabe, as a federal judge threatened to release internal department records unless prosecutors decide whether to move forward with or abandon the politically charged case. The Justice Department has argued that the materials should stay confidential while prosecutors investigate Mr. McCabe over whether he lied to internal investigators about dealings with the news media. “You all have got to cut and make your decision,” Mr. Walton said, according to a transcript. Mr. McCabe, working through the F.B.I.

Source: New York Times October 01, 2019 23:37 UTC