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F.B.I. Said to Have Investigated Times Reporter After Article on Patel’s Girlfriend
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Analysis Summary
The FBI investigated Times reporter Elizabeth Williamson after she wrote about FBI agents assigned to protect and transport FBI Director Kash Patel's girlfriend. The FBI looked on federal databases for information about Williamson and recommended pursuing it further, but was blocked by the Justice Department. The FBI said investigators were concerned about how the reporting techniques crossed lines of stalking, but the bureau is not pursuing a case. This represents the latest instance of Patel targeting journalists over unfavorable reporting — he also sued The Atlantic this week for $250 million over an article about his alleged excessive drinking.
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“F.B.I. Said to Have Investigated Times Reporter After Article on Patel's Girlfriend”
Multiple T1 and T2 outlets confirm FBI investigated Times reporter Elizabeth Williamson after her February article on Patel using FBI personnel for girlfriend's security.
“The scrutiny is an example of the Trump administration weighing whether to criminalize routine news gathering”
FBI agents queried databases and recommended further investigation into whether Williamson broke federal stalking laws — DOJ blocked it. The framing as potential 'criminalization of news gathering' is supported by the sequence of events but represents one interpretation.
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