Acting FBI boss McCabe referred to justice watchdog for new investigation over potential conflicts in Russia case

Via Billy

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley is demanding the Justice Department’s Inspector General investigate whether acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe engaged in potential conflicts of interest during the Russia election investigation.

Grassley’s request, sent Thursday night, follows new revelations that the nation’s top cop is the subject of three federal inquires ranging from sexual discrimination to political conflicts of interest, all of which were ongoing during the FBI’s probe into Russian election tampering that roiled the Trump administration.

The inspector general needs to investigate McCabe and the “FBI’s handling of recent politically charged investigations,” Grassley wrote. The inspector general has the authority to conduct criminal or administrative investigations into FBI andf Justice officials’ conduct.

Photos disclosed earlier this week by Circa showed McCabe was engaged in political campaigning for his wife, Jill McCabe, who had an unsuccessful bid for Virginia State Senate in 2015. The Office of U.S. Special Counsel is now investigating McCabe’s activities in his wife’s campaign.