Posted on 02/02/2020 11:16:04 AM PST by MAGAlady
Someone broke into investigative reporter John Solomon’s car parked near the White House the night before the senate impeachment trial began.
The thief stole John Solomon’s laptop which contained sensitive information on former Vice President Joe Biden and Ukraine.
The break-in, which happened across from the White House’s Eisenhower Executive Office Building, was described as a “professional job” and authorities believe the individual(s) used a sophisticated electronic jamming device to open the car’s lock.
“It’s a pretty professional job,” John Solomon told RCI of the break-in, “but it’s probably just a coincidence.”
“It was probably just a street criminal searching for pass codes,” he added. “Or it could be someone searching for my Ukraine stuff, we don’t know at this point.”
It appears to be a targeted political hit because Solomon said nothing else was taken from his car, including cash.
Paul Sperry of Real Clear Investigations reported:
On the night before the Senate impeachment trial began, someone broke into veteran Washington investigative journalist John Solomon’s car parked near the White House and stole his laptop, according to a D.C. Metropolitan Police Department report obtained by RealClearInvestigations.
The computer contained notes on Ukraine and former Vice President Joe Biden and other sensitive information, Solomon, 52, said in an interview. He said he was preparing to launch a new podcast and news site at the time.
Though the laptop has since been recovered, the investigation is still open. “The case has been assigned a detective and is under investigation,” MPD spokesman Sean Hickman told RCI.
The Secret Service is also involved in the matter, which appears suspicious. Break-ins are rare in the high-security area where the crime occurred, just outside the White House perimeter, and a sophisticated device appears to have been used to get into the vehicle.
The computer and bag, which also contained his U.S. Capitol press security badge, were discovered the next day nearly a block away from where his car had been parked. The contents of the bag had been dumped out on a picnic bench near the FDIC building. The location had no security cameras, so there is no known video surveillance footage that can be reviewed. Authorities described it as one of the few “dark spots” in the area.
Award-winning investigative reporter John Solomon has been targeted by Dem Rep. Adam Schiff for his explosive reporting on Ukraine and the Biden crime family.
In December, Schiff (illegally) obtained John Solomon’s phone records and published his call history in a report.
Schiff smeared Solomon as a reporter who published “conspiracy theories” to “push false narratives” about Ukraine’s interference in the 2016 election to help Hillary Clinton.
John Solomon said he is working with computer forensics to see whether his hard drive was scanned by the thief.
Yeah Right, Just happened to get stolen My A$$.
Watergate V2.0 ?
bttt
“but it’s probably just a coincidence.”
You betcha....
didnt this exact thing happen to someone else. i cant remember the details but it was a major event. Maybe someone can remember.
bttt
dont know if this is what i am thinking about
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-laptop/secret-service-says-laptop-stolen-from-agents-car-in-new-york-idUSKBN16O2EH
The "matter" appears suspicious or the Secret Service being involved appears suspicious?...
Yes. The safest place for your laptop with “explosive information about Ukraine and Joe Biden” is in your car. In D.C. Riiight before the impeachment trial. /s
yeah it was pretty stupid
that is what you do when you want someone to steal/take it
I’ve been at my current job for a bit over seven years in IT department.
Among the many hats I wear is issuing equipment.
Our “Frank Burns” got his vehicle broken into while at one of the numerous conferences he goes to when not valiantly working from home.
He was the first one in my era.
The police report looked legit. He was lucky I had a spare on hand.
The Secret Service had a laptop stole from a car in NYC. 2017.
Government laptops are stolen all the time. Thousands of them.
“John Solomon said he is working with computer forensics to see whether his hard drive was scanned by the thief.“
It will be very difficult to determine if the hard drive was cloned.
The laptop and press badge were locked inside the car trunk out of sight.
Sure would be a shame if something happened to the evidence to expose all the crooks, just before he was going public with it.
/sarcasm
Who leaves their l/t in a car overnight anywhere, much less in a ‘Rat controlled Urban Utopia?
And then there is this:
just outside the White House perimeter, and a sophisticated device appears to have been used to get into the vehicle. The stench getting stronger
He probably left it in the trunk. It would be safe there if he were driving a 20th century car, but nowadays, trunks can be opened electronically or by a button in the passenger comparment
Of course it was copied in some manner.
Anyone who steals in this manner has the know how or the friends that can copy a hard drive.
my bet is that this is not a real dark spot with video surveillance in DC.
The surveillance here is NSA and not regularly available to law enforcement.
It is so very unfortunate that in there was/is not video surveillance in the streets actually bordering the White House !
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