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IG REPORT: FBI AGENTS REGULARLY RECEIVED FREE HANDOUTS FROM JOURNALISTS
Daily Caller ^
| 6/14/2018
| Joe Simonson
Posted on 06/14/2018 1:46:12 PM PDT by bitt
The Department of Justice inspector general identified a number of instances where FBI employees regularly spoke with members of the media and received a number of free perks from journalists including meals and tickets to various events.
On page XII in the report, the IG says the department identified numerous FBI employees, at all levels of the organization and with no official reason to be in contact with the media, who were nevertheless in frequent contact with reporters.
The IG expressed profound concerns about the volume and extent of unauthorized media contacts by FBI personnel that we have uncovered our review.
The contact between FBI agents and the media extended to receiving improperly receiving benefits from reporters, including tickets to sporting events, golfing outings, drinks and meals, and admittance to nonpublic social events.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bribes; doj; dojigreportanalysis; dojigreportreleased; fbi; fbibribed; fbicorrupt; igreport; journalists; media; msm
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posted on
06/14/2018 1:46:13 PM PDT
by
bitt
To: Whenifhow; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; 2ndDivisionVet; azishot; ...
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posted on
06/14/2018 1:46:43 PM PDT
by
bitt
(t\\)
To: bitt
To: bitt
The FBI is a totally corrupt police force.
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posted on
06/14/2018 1:48:15 PM PDT
by
The_Media_never_lie
("The MSM is the enemy of the American people"...Democrat Pat Caddell)
To: bitt
DOH-j response: “Yeah, what are you going to do about it!”
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posted on
06/14/2018 1:48:17 PM PDT
by
rktman
(Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
To: bitt
Fire. Them. All.
No exceptions.
The DOJ IS THE SWAMP!!!!
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posted on
06/14/2018 1:48:22 PM PDT
by
Basket_of_Deplorables
(Donate to Mike Flynn's legal fund: https://mikeflynndefensefund.org/)
To: The_Media_never_lie
journalists = democrat party
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posted on
06/14/2018 1:48:44 PM PDT
by
The_Media_never_lie
("The MSM is the enemy of the American people"...Democrat Pat Caddell)
To: bitt
Non-social events like “dates” with NY Times reporters?
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posted on
06/14/2018 1:49:13 PM PDT
by
jospehm20
To: jospehm20
Nonpublic social events, not non-social.
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posted on
06/14/2018 1:50:11 PM PDT
by
jospehm20
To: bitt
And I’m sure the FBI bought drinks, etc for the media.
It’s called the SWAMP. Rabid lefties hanging out together. Is this a surprise to anyone?
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posted on
06/14/2018 1:50:18 PM PDT
by
Electric Graffiti
(Jeff Sessions IS the insurance policy)
To: jospehm20
That would be like dates with “temporary” NY times “reporters”.
To: bitt
IG REPORT: FBI AGENTS REGULARLY RECEIVED FREE HANDOUTS FROM JOURNALISTS DEMOCRAT PARTY OPERATIVES
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posted on
06/14/2018 1:51:25 PM PDT
by
The_Media_never_lie
("The MSM is the enemy of the American people"...Democrat Pat Caddell)
To: bitt
Precisely
Gifts in exchange for information?
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posted on
06/14/2018 1:51:42 PM PDT
by
hoosiermama
(When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
To: Basket_of_Deplorables; bitt
Fire. Them. All. No exceptions.
Absolutely!
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posted on
06/14/2018 1:51:44 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
(Have YOU Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
To: bitt
G R A F T
B R I B E S
F A V O R I T I S M
P A O L A
P O L I T I C A L . P R E J U D I C E
C O L L U S I O N
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posted on
06/14/2018 1:54:43 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 215.71 from 50% increase 1.2183 yrs..)
To: bitt
This should be grounds for termination! If not jail time!
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posted on
06/14/2018 1:54:48 PM PDT
by
Retvet
(Retvet)
To: jazusamo
Who on this thread really believes anything will be done, other than to say tsk, tsk, and go on to business as usual?
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posted on
06/14/2018 1:55:07 PM PDT
by
The_Media_never_lie
("The MSM is the enemy of the American people"...Democrat Pat Caddell)
To: bitt
And they tell us President Trump is the problem!
To: DoughtyOne
Early leaks set the tone for it to a nothing burger. Now when these people get indicted people will scream and shout.
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posted on
06/14/2018 1:58:19 PM PDT
by
CJ Wolf
(Free)
To: CJ Wolf
Yes, sure they’ll try it.
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posted on
06/14/2018 1:59:15 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 215.71 from 50% increase 1.2183 yrs..)
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