Bruce Green was quoted in the Atlantic about former deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe, who has been referred for criminal prosecution by the Justice Department Inspector General.
Bruce Green, a former federal prosecutor who is now a law professor at Fordham University, emphasized the IG’s reputation for independence.
“Inspector Generals and federal prosecutors often come under pressure, political and otherwise, especially in high-profile cases. If they are good at their jobs, they don’t respond to pressure, they adhere to internal policy and professional norms,” Green said. “One just can’t assume that, because McCabe’s case has political implications, the Inspector General succumbed to pressure or federal prosecutors will do so.”