Posted on 12/07/2016 6:52:19 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
The FBI is investigating a Huffington Post scribe for joking about “destroying Trump ballots” at a Washington, DC, voting site, the reporter claimed.
Nick Baumann said it all began with a joke that the feds didn’t find particularly amusing.
On Oct. 31, 2016, Baumann tweeted: “I love my job working at a voting site in washington dc destroying trump ballots.”
The next day, he said his tweet was “a joking reference” to an internet conspiracy of a man claiming to be tearing up Trump ballots.
Days later, on Nov. 4, Baumann, a senior enterprise editor for the site, said he got a call from the FBI — but, thinking it was a crank call, he never called back.
On Dec. 5, the FBI special agent tried again.
“The reason I’m calling is — I can’t give you too many details over the phone — we recently received some complaints regarding some online postings that were made. I don’t know if you know what that’s in reference to, but would you be willing to sit down with us for a couple minutes tomorrow morning, by chance?” the agent asked, according to Baumann.
“I know this may sound ridiculous, but when we receive complaints, we have to follow them up, no matter what,” the federal agent added.
The meeting hasn’t taken place. But, Baumann writes, “The investigation is ongoing.
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I have been contacted by the FBI twice by phone as a first contact. Once for a security clearance and once in an investigation into the Unibomber. (Anyone who was called “Nathanr” was called)
You weren’t the subject of a criminal investigation.
Consider my statement amended.
Another phone first contact could be routine procedures associated with monitored transactions, like buying a sh*t load of fertilizer.
Ha, ha, the FBI hung up on me twice trying to report open crimes of politicians. I got the impression they didn’t care if it was “political.”
My only dealings with the FBI, were un-announced knocks, at my door!
Oh.... That FBI agent is just so “ever so polite” to the dnc-Hillary-supporter, isn’t he?
And they don’t even want to politely talk to the BLM racists, do they?
The investigation is ongoing Obama winks.
Sorry, no sale. I will never believe the FBI is “investigating” anything until the entire agency is purged of the Comey Weasels.
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