Liberal Journalist’s Home Raided by FBI in Connection with Leaked Fox News Clips
Liberal journalist Timothy Burke / LinkedIn
The FBI raided the home of Timothy Burke, a liberal journalist who worked as the Daily Beast’s director of video, on May 8 in connection with the leaked Fox News clips that went viral on social media in early May. According to documents recently obtained by the Tampa Bay Times, the raid was related to a third party who hacked Fox and passed materials on to Media Matters and Vice.
While Media Matters and Vice are not being criminally investigated over the leaks, the investigation into the leaks is ongoing. One prosecutor has said that it “may, if properly safeguarded, extend well beyond the specific facts and events described” in the affidavit that investigators submitted before receiving a warrant to search Burke’s home.
The leaks themselves consisted of former Fox News host Tucker Carlson joking with staff and speaking candidly to guests. Executives at Fox were concerned by the security implications of the leaked clips, which came out shortly after the company unexpectedly fired Carlson.
Burke, who produced content for the Daily Beast that mocked or criticized conservative video media, denied knowing what the raid was about and declined to share the search warrant he was served when interviewed by local media following the raid.
As of writing, the website for Burke’s media consulting company is down, and Burke has not tweeted since the May 8 raid.
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