The IG does not recommend charges.
The IG report is reviewed by the Office of Professional Responsibility for disciplinary action and by a US Attorney’s office for criminal prosecution.
The report just released is dated February. The OPR has already acted and McCabe was fired. After two months, it is unlikely criminal charges will follow.
Even if McCabe were to face other charges, there is no logical reason lying charges wouldn’t have already been presented if they were going to be at all.
[.... there is no logical reason lying charges wouldn’t have already been presented if they were going to be at all.”
I beg to differ. If McCabe is but one card in your legal hand-of-cards, you may not present your intent with that card until the most beneficial time.
I can think of many reasons for waiting to charge, especially when the overall investigations is active.