The Hunter Laptop Story has legs. A bombshell report from the NY Post dropped this week, stating that reporter Catherine Herridge of CBS had “her personal files seized by the network” in what is being called an “unprecedented” move. Herridge was investigating the Hunter Biden laptop story prior to her firing.
Last week she was one of about 20 staffers fired from CBS as part of cuts at parent company Paramount, according to the NY Post.
“It’s so extraordinary,” one source told The Post.
“They never seize documents [when you’re let go],” a second source close to the network said. They added: “They want to see what damaging documents she has.”
The Post reported that a CBS spokesperson said: “We have respected her request to not go through the files, and out of our concern for confidential sources, the office she occupied has remained secure since her departure.”
“We are prepared to pack up the rest of her files immediately on her behalf – with her representative present as she requested,” they added.
The network’s decision to retain her personal items and work laptop, leaving staff unsettled, was further complicated by the withholding of Herridge’s notes and files, raising concerns over potential impacts on her First Amendment rights.
Jonathan Turley commented in an opinion piece for The Hill: “She was pursuing stories that were unwelcomed by the Biden White House and many Democratic powerhouses, including the Hur report on Joe Biden’s diminished mental capacity, the Biden corruption scandal and the Hunter Biden laptop.”
Retaining Catherine Herridge’s notes and files raises concerns over the security of her confidential sources and the potential violation of HIPAA laws, given the inclusion of personal medical records.
Insiders worry this could affect her legal battles, including a case where she’s at risk of contempt for not revealing a source. Herridge’s troubles extend to disputes over coverage and conflicts with CBS News leadership, fueling speculation that her dismissal might lead to legal action for wrongful termination.
Herridge is defending a source’s identity in a First Amendment case, amidst criticism of CBS’s handling of the situation. Critics and SAG-AFTRA, the representing union, have voiced alarm, arguing CBS’s actions undermine media freedoms and set a troubling precedent. The union is actively engaging with CBS News, aiming for a swift resolution.
ON THE BORDER
It was revealed this week that a record 7.3 million illegal aliens have crossed the southwest border under President Biden’s watch. This data was sourced from the US Customs and Border Protection.
Elon Musk expressed his hope that the masses are waking up to the migrant invasion facilitated by radicals in the Biden administration. He wrote on X, “I hope the public is waking up to this.”
One uncomfortable reality of the invasion is that millions of unvetted folks from third-world countries are on US city streets. Some of these “asylum seekers” have deep connections with street gangs around the world, known for drug smuggling, human trafficking, and killings.
New Yorkers saw firsthand the turmoil caused by some migrants when a 15-year-old undocumented male was charged with shooting a Brazilian tourist in the leg in the center of Times Square.
According to an article in the Daily Mail by Alice Wright on 24 February 2024, CBS News has now returned the notes it seized from a high-profile reporter the network fired for ‘investigating Hunter Biden.’
However, CBS denied claims it had improperly seized Herridge’s private files and told DailyMail.com it had returned the materials to her.
‘Catherine’s personal belongings were delivered to her home one week ago, and we are prepared to pack up the rest of her files immediately on her behalf – with her representative present as she requested,’ said a CBS News spokesperson.
‘We have respected her request to not go through the files, and out of our concern for confidential sources, the office she occupied has remained secure since her departure,’ CBS said.
Citing sources, the New York Post claimed that Herridge had been pursuing a story related to Hunter Biden’s abandoned laptop, and that she had ‘encountered roadblocks’ from management over her coverage of the First Son.
Herridge in November 2022 authenticated the laptop, which the Post had first reported on in October 2020.
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In other important news from the Daily Mail, in a 23 February 2024 on the subject we learn from American DICTATOR Joseph Robinette Biden, Junior that the key to his marriage is ‘good sex’. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13115115/joe-biden-marriage-success-jill-great-sex.html?ico=related-replace
Who knew?
Who possibly could have known?
Who gives a flying ****?
Just when you thought the Biden regime was the most bizarre we have ever had in this nation’s history, it becomes even more bizarre.
Reminds me of a spoof in the National Lampoon back in 1970 where they had Attorney General John Mitchell, always with a pipe in his mouth, “spooning” with wife Martha Mitchell, and John got so excited he blew through his pipe, instead of sucking on it, sending out a shower of sparks that almost set poor Martha on fire.
Will old Joe go out “in the saddle” like Nelson Rockefeller did?
Stay tuned to breaking news on that subject from the venerable Cape Charles Mirror is all I can say.
Old Joe Biden was a randy old goat
And a randy old goat was he
He called for his pipe
And he called for his bowl
And he called for his fiddlers three – Kerry, Blinken and Sullivan
To regale them with tales of good sex with “Creepy Jill”
Being mostly apolitical, I believe that Simon and Garfunckel described this year’s Presidential election best in their hit song, Mrs. Robinson, from The Graduate.
“laugh about it, shout about it
When you’ve got to choose
Every way you look at it you lose.