Veteran journalist Tim Burke has been indicted by the federal government for allegedly conspiring to hack and publishing behind-the-scenes Fox News footage of Tucker Carlson.
According to The Washington Post’s Will Sommer, Burke’s arraignment was scheduled for 2 p.m.
The Daily Mail has the latest:
The unflattering videos surfaced online last spring in the days after Carlson was unceremoniously ousted from the network at which he had been the top host for years.
Burke’s attorney previously denied his client’s involvement, saying he ‘never hacked Fox News,’ and adding, ‘We are confident that when all the facts come out, it will be demonstrated that Timothy never hacked anyone and that all the information he provided was accessible to the public.’
Federal authorities searched Burke’s home last summer. The federal indictment is for conspiracy to commit hacking, and is related to Burke’s access to unpublished Fox News footage.
Burke’s attorney, Mark Rasch, told the Washington Post last year: ‘Tim is a master at finding links to stuff publicly posted on the internet.’
“If a video is posted, public, unencrypted and unprotected, then there’s simply no crime committed when a journalist like Tim finds it, reviews it and accurately reports on it, even where and maybe especially where, the subjects wish it was suppressed,” Rasch added. “That’s the essence of journalism in the digital age.”
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