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Lawyers for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort are crying foul over a meeting Justice Department prosecutors held with four Associated Press reporters last year as news organizations and the FBI bore down on the longtime lobbyist and political consultant.
first of all - why is the FBI meeting with the press on an investigation? not something you see every day no. but let's read the article more and see what's being said.
Details emerge on Justice Department meeting with reporters on Manafort
Manafort’s legal team paints the evidence as confirmation that journalists were given inside information about the investigation in violation of Justice Department policies and, perhaps, legal prohibitions on disclosure of grand jury secrets.
these are called "leaks" in an unbiased world. they should not be allowed or condoned for either side for any reason i can think of.
what else is in here? oh this is nice!
However, the memos indicate that the bulk of the information flow at the meeting went the other way, with the AP journalists providing the FBI with a bevy of facts the news organization uncovered during its inquiries into Manafort's work and finances. The meeting took place a day before the AP published a story saying that Manafort received at least some payments ascribed to him or his companies in a so-called black ledger of off-the-books spending by former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych.
so we have the FBI and AP exchanging data on an investigation.
will be interesting to see how far this went and why, or even how often this really happens in the world.
first of all - why is the FBI meeting with the press on an investigation? not something you see every day no. but let's read the article more and see what's being said.
Details emerge on Justice Department meeting with reporters on Manafort
Manafort’s legal team paints the evidence as confirmation that journalists were given inside information about the investigation in violation of Justice Department policies and, perhaps, legal prohibitions on disclosure of grand jury secrets.
these are called "leaks" in an unbiased world. they should not be allowed or condoned for either side for any reason i can think of.
what else is in here? oh this is nice!
However, the memos indicate that the bulk of the information flow at the meeting went the other way, with the AP journalists providing the FBI with a bevy of facts the news organization uncovered during its inquiries into Manafort's work and finances. The meeting took place a day before the AP published a story saying that Manafort received at least some payments ascribed to him or his companies in a so-called black ledger of off-the-books spending by former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych.
so we have the FBI and AP exchanging data on an investigation.
will be interesting to see how far this went and why, or even how often this really happens in the world.