The FBI hasn't been charged with anything in regards to Babbitt. Judicial watch filed a FOIA suit against them.
Being charged with something and having a suit filed against you are two completely separate things.
Criminal charges are brought against a person in one of three ways:
Through an indictment voted by a grand jury.
Through the filing of information by the prosecuting attorney (also called the county, district, or state's attorney) alleging that a crime was committed. Sometimes charges are pressed through the filing of a criminal complaint by another individual, which is essentially a petition to the district attorney asking him/her to initiate charges.
Through a citation by a police officer for minor traffic offenses and the like. This procedure is usually used for certain petty misdemeanors and other minor criminal matters.
I don't know if the author of that article doesn't know the difference between the two or if they're deliberately doing it to sway public opinion. Either way, it's extremely unprofessional.
This goes back several decades ago. LE investigates the alleged crime. Charges depend on how many element you can prove at trial. Depending on how many elements you can prove will decide what charge you can bring on the suspect. LE goes before a magistrate to swear out a WFA. If there is enough to statisfy the magistrate a WFA will be issued.
The arrest is made and sent to the DA, sometimes you are subpoenaed to testify before a Grand Jury. Many times you reveive notice from the clek of courts it is going to trial or a plea bargain was reached by the DA's office. There are times the DA or ADA may join in a investigation.
The FBI hasn't been charged with anything in regards to Babbitt. Judicial watch filed a FOIA suit against them. Being charged with something and having a suit filed against you are two completely separate things.
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/resources/law_related_education_network/how_courts_work/bringingcharge/
I don't know if the author of that article doesn't know the difference between the two or if they're deliberately doing it to sway public opinion. Either way, it's extremely unprofessional.
This goes back several decades ago. LE investigates the alleged crime. Charges depend on how many element you can prove at trial. Depending on how many elements you can prove will decide what charge you can bring on the suspect. LE goes before a magistrate to swear out a WFA. If there is enough to statisfy the magistrate a WFA will be issued.
The arrest is made and sent to the DA, sometimes you are subpoenaed to testify before a Grand Jury. Many times you reveive notice from the clek of courts it is going to trial or a plea bargain was reached by the DA's office. There are times the DA or ADA may join in a investigation.
What does? How the court system works? It goes back much further than that.
I'll be honest, I have no idea what your point is here and I'm wondering if you understood the point of mine.