CNN Reliable Sources breaking news: Senate staffer arrest

[applegrove]

https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/07/politics/james-wolfe-arrested/index.html


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Former Senate staffer arrested in leak hunt NYT reporter's records were seized The NYT's Thursday evening headline: "Justice Dept. Seizes Times Reporter's Email and Phone Records in Leak Investigation."

The investigation was pursuing James A. Wolfe, the Senate Intelligence Committee’s former director of security. Per the NYT, FBI agents approached reporter Ali Watkins "about a previous three-year romantic relationship she had with Mr. Wolfe, saying they were investigating unauthorized leaks."

On Thursday night Wolfe was indicted "on charges of lying to FBI investigators about repeated contacts with three reporters," per CNN's Laura Jarrett. "He is also alleged to have lied to the FBI about 'providing two reporters with non-public information related to the matters occurring before the SSCI."

Smith: "We are deeply troubled..."
As the NYT notes, the seizure of Watkins' data "suggested that prosecutors under the Trump administration will continue the aggressive tactics employed under President Barack Obama."

 --> Smith previously worked at BuzzFeed. The site's EIC Ben Smith tweeted: "This story concerns a reporter's work @BuzzFeedNews. We are deeply troubled by what looks like a case of law enforcement interfering with a reporter’s constitutional right to gather information about her own government..."


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[BigmanPigman]

1. This was breaking on Rachel's show tonight and

I didn't understand all of it. I still don't.

[Cha]

2. Smith is equating the "aggressive tactics in the Obama

Admin" with trump?

[applegrove]

3. Obama went after leaks.

[sheshe2]

4. Is there a link to all this?

[applegrove]

5. No it was an email. I'll see if CNN has it up on their site.

[applegrove]

6. Here it is:

https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/07/politics/james-wolfe-arrested/index.html

[sheshe2]

7. Thank you, applegrove.