Rogue CBP Agent Decided To 'Drain The Swamp' By Tracking Down A Journalist To Sniff Out Her Sources

guest · Jul 15, 2018

Rogue CBP Agent Decided To 'Drain The Swamp' By Tracking Down A Journalist To Sniff Out Her Sources
July 13, 2018
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/2...own-journalist-to-sniff-out-her-sources.shtml

The DOJ has decided it can safely threaten First Amendment protections, so long as it's done in the pursuit of leakers.

But there's even more shadiness going on than is observable from that single indictment. A self-appointed freedom fighter with the unbelievable last name of Rambo was apparently trying to suss out journalist Ali Watkins' sources. (Watkins' email and communications data were subpoenaed during the Wolfe investigation.)

The first hints that something weird and disturbing was going on behind the scenes was published by The Washington Post. It detailed the apparently rogue (and illegal) actions of a government employee prior to the delivery of the Wolfe indictment.

The "examination" is now an official investigation, the New York Times reports. More details about Rambo's actions have surfaced, suggesting flagrant abuse of sensitive government databases for the purpose of tracking down Watkins and pressuring her to divulge her sources. [...] From the statements given to the New York Times, it appears Rambo was simply a self-starter bursting with misdirected gumption.
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mirimir · Jul 15, 2018

Maybe. But also maybe part of some shady ~unofficial effort like SOD.

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