CBS Seizes Files of Fired Reporter Investigating Hunter Biden (Connecting the Dots: CBS, Sidley Austin LLP, Paley Center for Media and Soros Funding, All Networking)

CBS Seizes Files of Fired Reporter Investigating Hunter Biden (Connecting the Dots: CBS, Sidley Austin LLP, Paley Center for Media and Soros Funding, All Networking)

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By Mark Swanson    |   Thursday, 22 February 2024 10:56 PM EST

https://www.newsmax.com/us/cbs-catherine-herridge-hunter-biden/2024/02/22/id/1154657/?

CBS seized the confidential files, personal items, and laptop of investigative reporter Catherine Herridge, who was investigating the Hunter Biden laptop scandal when she became one of hundreds laid off last week, the New York Post reported Thursday.

The Post was told by a source within CBS that the move was "unprecedented," adding that CBS informed Herridge what, if anything, would be returned to her.

Further, the documents seized might contain privileged conversations Herridge had with her lawyer and identities of confidential sources, according to the report. Herridge was in the middle of a First Amendment case, in which she refused to identify a source to a court.

"The timing of Herridge's termination immediately raised suspicions in Washington," legal scholar and professor Jonathan Turley wrote in an opinion piece for The Hill.

"She was pursuing stories that were unwelcomed by the Biden White House and many Democratic powerhouses, including the Hur report on Joe Biden's diminished mental capacity, the Biden corruption scandal, and the Hunter Biden laptop," Turley wrote. "She continued to pursue these stories despite reports of pushback from CBS executives, including CBS News President Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews."

A CBS spokesperson told the Post that Herridges belongings will be returned to her soon.

"We have respected her request to not go through the files. And out of our concern for confidential sources, the office she occupied has remained secure since her departure," the spokesperson told the Post. "We are prepared to pack up the rest of her files immediately on her behalf — with her representative present as she requested."

Turley called the approach to her files "heavy-handed," adding it "left many wondering if it was the result of the past reported tension over stories."

"Regardless of motive, the company is dead wrong," he wrote.

SAG-AFTRA, the union that represents CBS staffers, also responded.

"This action is deeply concerning to the union because it sets a dangerous precedent for all media professionals and threatens the very foundation of the First Amendment," the union said in a statement to the Post.

Herridge previously worked for Fox News. And Fox, according to the Post, is paying for her legal counsel. It was at Fox News where she landed on a story in 2017, the saga of which continues.

Herridge's First Amendment fight involved defying "U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper's order to reveal how she learned about a federal probe into a Chinese American scientist who operated a graduate program in Virginia," according to the Post.

She could be fined up to $5,000 a day.

And, according to the Post's sources, CBS could be subpoenaed to reveal the identity of Herridge's source, which CBS could possibly have under guard in her old office.

Connecting the Dots:

Leslie Moonves is the president & CEO & director for CBS and a trustee at the Paley Center for Media.

William S. Paley was the chairman for CBS and the founder of the Paley Center for Media.

Howard Stringer was the president for CBS and is a trustee at the Paley Center for Media.

Patricia E. Mitchell is the president & CEO for the Paley Center for Media and the vice chair for the Sundance Institute.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Sundance Institute.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Robert Redford is the founder & president for the Sundance Institute and a partner at the Sundance Channel.

Sundance Channel is a partner at CBS.

Michael H. Jordan is the chairman & CEO for CBS and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Ellen V. Futter is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was the president of Barnard College.

Cameron F. Kerry is a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), John F. Kerry’s brother and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.

Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and was director at CBS.

Sundance Channel is a partner at CBS.

Robert Redford is a partner at the Sundance Channel, and the founder & president for the Sundance Institute.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Sundance Institute.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Patricia E. Mitchell is the vice chair for the Sundance Institute and the president & CEO for the Paley Center for Media.

Henry A. Kissinger was a trustee at the Paley Center for Media and an overseer at the International Rescue Committee.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Sundance Institute.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Mary M. Boies is a director at the International Rescue Committee and was the VP for CBS.

Ingrid Ciprián-Matthews is the president of CBS News and She earned a bachelor's degree from Barnard College.

Ellen V. Futter was the president of Barnard College and is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Michael H. Jordan is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the chairman & CEO for CBS.

Resources: Past Research

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2023

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2023/02/cbs-tweet-about-being-ready-to-worship.html

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THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2022

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/07/hours-after-john-kerry-demands-green.html

Mike Rowe on How Many Are Following the ‘Worst Advice in the History of the World’ (Past Research on Barnard College)

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2013

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/11/mike-rowe-on-how-many-are-following.html

Ingrid Ciprián-Matthews

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingrid_Cipri%C3%A1n-Matthews

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ingrid Ciprián-Matthews is a Dominican journalist and television producer serving as the president of CBS News since 2023.

Life

Ciprián-Matthews was born in Santo Domingo.[1] She earned a bachelor's degree from Barnard College.