Judicial Watch Requests DOJ IG Investigate Any Leaks to CNN on Stone Raid and Leaks to Buzzfeed on Cohen Testimony
Contact: Jill Farrell, Judicial Watch, 202-646-5188
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2019 /Standard Newswire/ -- Judicial Watch announced today that it sent an official complaint to the Justice Department's Office of Inspector General (IG) calling for investigations into leaks of information about Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. The complaint asks for an investigation of any leaks to CNN about the controversial raid on the home of Roger Stone and for leaks to Buzzfeed suggesting that President Trump directed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress.
On January 25, 2019, CNN was the only media outlet to be present and shooting exclusive footage of the swat-team type raid by the FBI when it arrested former trump associate Roger Stone at his home in Florida. Though CNN has claimed that its being on site in the dark of night was merely a matter of "good instincts," Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker told a congressional committee last week that "It was deeply concerning to me as to..."
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On January 25, 2019, CNN was the only media outlet to be present and shooting exclusive footage of the swat-team type raid by the FBI when it arrested former trump associate Roger Stone at his home in Florida. Though CNN has claimed that its being on site in the dark of night was merely a matter of "good instincts," Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker told a congressional committee last week that "It was deeply concerning to me as to..."
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