{"id":2185403,"date":"2024-02-23T20:45:03","date_gmt":"2024-02-24T01:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cbs-reporter-who-uncovered-hunter-laptop-scandal-is-fired-all-files-related-to-story-seized-by-network\/"},"modified":"2024-02-23T20:47:58","modified_gmt":"2024-02-24T01:47:58","slug":"cbs-reporter-who-uncovered-hunter-laptop-scandal-is-fired-all-files-related-to-story-seized-by-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cbs-reporter-who-uncovered-hunter-laptop-scandal-is-fired-all-files-related-to-story-seized-by-network\/","title":{"rendered":"CBS reporter fired for uncovering Hunter laptop scandal, network seizes all related files"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcbs-reporter-who-uncovered-hunter-laptop-scandal-is-fired-all-files-related-to-story-seized-by-network%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2185403&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(L) Catherine \u2064Herridge attends Paramount\u2019s White House\u2063 Correspondents\u2019 Dinner after party at the Residence of the French Ambassador on April 30, 2022 \u200cin Washington, DC. (Photo by Shedrick Pelt\/Getty Images) \/ (R) An exterior view of \u201cThe Mac Shop\u201d\u200d in Wilmington, Delaware is seen on October 21, 2020. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>5:27 PM \u2013 Friday,\u200b February 23, 2024<\/p>\n<p>Before being\u200c let go from her job last week, the esteemed <em>CBS<\/em> reporter was one\u200b of the individuals credited with uncovering \u2064the Hunter\u200b Biden laptop \u2064story that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/medias-coverage-of-crises-under-biden-would-look-a-lot-different-if-trump-were-in-office\/\" title=\"Media\u2019s Coverage of Crises Under Biden Would Look A Lot Different If Trump Were In Office\">left-leaning news outlets<\/a> like <em>Politico<\/em> previously claimed was \u201cRussian disinfo.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>According to insiders familiar\u200b with the situation who spoke with reporters\u200d on Thursday, the network took her personal files \u2062and computer in a \u201cunprecedented\u201d move.<\/p>\n<p>Twenty\u200d <em>CBS News<\/em> employees were\u200d laid off as part of a bigger purge of hundreds of workers at parent firm Paramount Global, including\u200d Catherine Herridge, who is currently at the center of a First Amendment case that is \u200bbeing keenly followed by \u200bjournalists across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Although\u2063 her dismissal had taken a few coworkers by surprise,\u2063 insiders \u200dclaim that many employees are frightened by \u200dthe network\u2019s choice to retain \u2063her personal documents \u2062and laptop,\u200b which may\u200c include even more sensitive information.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s so \u200bextraordinary,\u201d a source said, highlighting that the files \u2014 which are now property of <em>CBS News<\/em> \u2014 could easily contain confidential material.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the source, the \u2063network packed up everything she owned and\u200d had in the office, with the exception of\u2064 Herridge\u2019s scrap notes, and told\u200c her it \u200dwould determine what, if anything, would be given back to her.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThey [typically] \u200bnever seize documents [when you\u2019re let go],\u201d a second source who spoke to the press said. \u200d\u201cThey want to see what damaging documents she \u2063has.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The network\u2019s actions, according to insiders, might affect Herridge\u2019s First\u200d Amendment lawsuit since her documents \u2064might reveal confidential talks she had\u200c with her attorneys \u2064or the identity\u200c of sources.<\/p>\n<p>Herridge is facing criticism for allegedly \u200bdefying\u200d U.S. District Judge Christopher\u200c Cooper\u2019s directive to disclose her source of information on a federal investigation regarding a Chinese American scientist running\u2062 a graduate program in Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>The reporter\u200c could face \u2063contempt of court in \u2063the near\u200c future\u2064 for\u2063 failing to \u200creveal the source\u2064 of an\u2063 investigation that she highlighted in 2017, when she was employed at <em>Fox\u2062 News.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Herridge had \u200crun into\u2063 obstacles from higher-ups regarding\u2064 her coverage\u2062 of Hunter Biden\u2019s forgotten laptop. \u200bShe \u200chad also\u200c had a falling \u2062out\u2064 with Ingrid-Ciprian Matthews, the president of\u200b <em>CBS News<\/em>, a stern  executive cleared of all charges in\u2064 2021\u200b after there was an investigation into her hiring and management practices, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cbs-reporter-who-uncovered-hunter-laptop-scandal-is-fired-all-files-related-to-case-seized-by-network\/\" title=\"CBS reporter fired for uncovering Hunter laptop scandal, network seizes all case files\">specifically citing \u201cdiscriminatory hiring practices<\/a> and favoritism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According \u2063to the second source, there is a possibility that\u200c the \u2063network believes Herridge had material in her files that\u200b could result in a wrongful termination\u2063 lawsuit.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cShe was\u200d pursuing stories that were unwelcomed by the Biden White House and many Democratic powerhouses, including the Hur report on \u200bJoe Biden\u2019s \u2064diminished mental \u200dcapacity,\u2062 the Biden corruption\u2062 scandal and the Hunter Biden laptop,\u201d said \u2062Jonathan \u200bTurley, a legal scholar and ex-<em>CBS \u200c <\/em>analyst.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! 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One America\u2019s Nathaniel Mannor \u2063has our report.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Day one\u200c of CPAC has wrapped up, with\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breakdown-of-cpac-day-1\/\" title=\"CPAC Day 1: A Summary\">multiple speakers lighting<\/a> \u2062up the stage in\u2063 Washington D.C. One America\u2019s Nathaniel Mannor \u200dhas \u2062our report.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Joe Kent<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Nvidia galloped to $2 trillion market value after the bellwether for AI chip demand once again\u00a0exceeded\u00a0Wall Street\u2019s sky-high expectations.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Apple is rolling out an upgrade to its iMessage texting platform to defend against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-immigrant-without-u-s-citizenship-is-sworn-in-to-san-frans-election-commission\/\" title=\"Chinese immigrant joins San Fran's Election Commission without U.S. citizenship\">future encryption-breaking \u200dtechnologies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The first human patient implanted with a brain-chip \u2064from\u200d Neuralink appears to \u200dhave fully recovered.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A group of\u200b 20 tech companies announced they will work \u2063together to prevent deceptive AI content \u2064from interfering with elections.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How does CBS News&#8217; decision to seize an employee&#8217;s personal \u2062belongings, in contrast \u200bto their\u2064 usual practice, raise questions \u200babout the network&#8217;s commitment \u2062to journalistic\u200b integrity and\u200d the protection of reporters<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Report: \u2063CBS Retains Fired Reporter&#8217;s Personal Files and Computer in Unprecedented Move<\/p>\n<p>In a surprising \u200dturn of events, CBS News recently took the personal files\u200d and\u2064 computer of\u200b a reporter they \u2063had\u200d let go. According to insiders familiar with the situation, this move \u2063is unprecedented and has raised concerns among employees about the\u2063 network&#8217;s intentions.<\/p>\n<p>The reporter in question\u200c is Catherine Herridge, who was credited with uncovering\u200b the Hunter \u200bBiden laptop story, which was initially dismissed as \u200c&#8221;Russian disinfo&#8221; by left-leaning news outlets like Politico. Herridge&#8217;s dismissal came as a shock to many coworkers, but it\u2064 was \u2064the network&#8217;s\u200b decision to retain\u200b her \u2063personal documents and laptop that has caused alarm.<\/p>\n<p>As part of a larger purge of employees at parent firm Paramount Global, twenty CBS News \u2062employees,\u2062 including \u2064Herridge, were laid off. However, \u2064while other employees had their personal belongings returned\u2064 to them, Herridge&#8217;s\u200d files and laptop were confiscated by the\u200c network.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s so extraordinary,&#8221; a source stated, emphasizing the potential \u2064sensitivity \u200cof the files now\u2064 in possession of CBS News. These documents could contain confidential material that Herridge had gathered \u2062throughout her career. The source also noted that typically, networks do not seize documents\u2064 when an\u200b employee is let go,\u2063 raising \u2063suspicion about CBS News&#8217;\u200d motivations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They [typically] never seize documents [when you&#8217;re let go]. They want to see\u2062 what damaging documents she has,&#8221; a second source explained.<\/p>\n<p>This unprecedented action by CBS News could have \u200csignificant \u200cimplications for Herridge&#8217;s First Amendment lawsuit, which is closely \u2063followed by journalists across the country. The documents in question \u2063might contain confidential conversations with her attorneys or the identities of\u200b her sources, potentially\u2064 affecting the outcome of her\u200b case.<\/p>\n<p>Herridge is already \u200dfacing criticism for allegedly defying U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper&#8217;s directive to \u200cdisclose her source of\u200d information\u200d in\u200d a \u2063federal investigation. This investigation pertains\u200b to a Chinese American scientist running a\u200d graduate \u200bprogram in Virginia that Herridge\u200d reported on during her \u200btime at Fox News. Failure to reveal\u200d her source could result in contempt of court charges.<\/p>\n<p>According to insiders, Herridge had faced\u200c obstacles\u200c and a falling \u200cout with higher-ups at CBS News regarding her coverage of\u200d Hunter\u2063 Biden&#8217;s \u200dlaptop. Additionally, she had a contentious \u2062relationship with Ingrid-Ciprian Matthews,\u2063 the \u2063president of CBS News, \u2064who was \u2064cleared \u200cof all \u2064charges \u2063related to discriminatory\u200c hiring practices and favoritism\u2064 in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The retention of \u2062Herridge&#8217;s personal files and computer suggests that CBS News may be \u2063concerned about potential\u200b lawsuits or damaging information that could arise from her possessions. Moreover, the network&#8217;s actions raise questions about their commitment \u2064to \u2064journalistic integrity and the\u2063 protection of reporters&#8217; sources.<\/p>\n<p>As the situation unfolds, it remains to \u2064be seen how this unprecedented\u200d move by CBS News will impact Herridge&#8217;s First \u2062Amendment lawsuit and the broader discussion surrounding journalistic freedom and accountability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Catherine Herridge joins Paramount&#8217;s White House Correspondents&#8217; Dinner after party in Washington, DC. 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