The FBI search of a Florida Democratic elected official’s home is connected to leaked materials from Fox News involving Tucker Carlson, according to a report Friday.
The federal agency conducted a raid and search of a Tampa home this month, the Tampa Bay Times reported.
The home is that of Tampa City Council member Lynn Hurtak and her husband, media consultant Tim Burke.
Carlson has been targeted in a series of selective leaks following his firing from Fox News last month — with leftist organization Media Matters publishing off-air content in which he made off-color remarks.
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WATCH: New Fox Leak Shows Tucker Carlson Slamming Liberals at Network: “If you’ve got pronouns in your Twitter bio, you shouldn’t work here because we can’t trust you because you’re on the other side. […] Roger [Ailes] would never put up with this shit.”pic.twitter.com/Jqq98qh6Km
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Conservative critics of Fox News have accused the network of leaking the footage to sully his reputation after his abrupt dismissal.
Sources familiar with the raid told the Tampa Bay Times the search was carried out in connection with an FBI investigation of the leaks.
A federal prosecutor outlined the investigation in a letter provided to Fox News.
The FBI probe involves alleged computer hacks and intercepted communications involving the network.
The search took place May 8, according to the report.
The Tampa Bay Times reported Burke has worked for the left-wing news outlets Deadspin and The Daily Beast.
Burke declined to comment in response to an inquiry from the Times.
Prosecutors have asked a judge to seal a probable cause affidavit underlying the search of Burke’s home, according to The Daily Beast.
I didn’t find any of his thoughts or words offensive. What is offensive is the damn liberal DHS made public statements, saying conservatives are racist extremist. Endorsed and supported by THE FAKE ELECTED JOE BIDEN HIMSELF. THE BASTARD HIMSELF SAID MAGA WAS THE NATIONS WORST THREAT. COME TO FIND OUT THE DHS, DOJ, AND DEMOCRAT PARTY. AND THE IRS ATTACK TAXPAYERS, and MAGA DAILY. I KINDA KNOW THEY ARE ALL DOMESTIC TERRORIST NOW. AND WE HAVE PROOF OF THAT JOE BIDEN. YOU UNGODLY DEMON TRASH. YOU AND YOUR PARTY OF DEMON MINIONS FROM HELL. I HOPE DEMOCRATS, AND ALL WHO SUPPORT THEM DIE A TORTUROUS DEATH. A LONG BLEED OUT. I’m sick of their lies and attacks. AND THEY LET THAT POS HUNTER RUN FREE, SPREADING MORE DISEASE WITHOUT CONVICTION. WERE GETTING AT THEM. THEY’LL GO DOWN ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.
Tucker i know you are reading this. Please join Newsmax. You will love it there and we will love to have you back. And by the way, fk Fox news! They owe me 14 of my cable bill that i paid just to have them on
Big deal the domestic terrorist Democrat fascist agencies will just raid the house to make sure they get all the juicy evidence that points to massive voter fraud and a fraudulently elected coup d’etat communist bride government and make sure they shred anything that can prove what 70 million Americans know and will soon react to as they push their luciferian Antichrist America hating agenda everyday thinking there will be no existence or retaliation for this domestic terrorist Siberian Antichrist communist attack on the last free constitutional country in the world
As if this raid is going somewhere. Please. The Left protect their own.