Report: DOJ Told Fox News Parent Company of Phone Records Probe 2 Years Ago
The parent corporation of Fox News was aware three years ago that one of its reporters was being investigated by the Justice Department (DOJ) in a leak probe, according to a report.
CNN reported Saturday that a law enforcement source said the DOJ notified a media organization that they had sought detailed phone records from a reporter. A second source identified that media group as Fox.
A Fox News executive told CNN, however, that while the parent company, News Corporation, knew of the subpoena in May 2010, Fox News management were not informed.
The DOJ has faced criticism for its targeting of journalists who reported on classified information.
The DOJ was probing Fox Washington correspondent James Rosen after he wrote a story in 2009 claiming that U.S. intelligence officials believed North Korea would likely test more nuclear weapons. Rosen said the CIA analysis was based on sources inside North Korea, setting off a DOJ search for the leak’s source.
The department later identified State Department employee Stephen Jin-Woo Kim as the source of the leak. Kim could face federal charges for disclosing classified information.
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So, let me guess. As in the latest IRS scandal where there have been statements from Republicans like, “If Obama didn’t know, he should have. Who is in charge anyway”? So now they will be saying the same thing about Roger Ailes? If they ever do, I predict that we will get a “Pigs can fly” post from the Dr.!