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The FBI used a search warrant to raid the home of freelance journalist Tim Burke on May 8, 2023, in Tampa, Fla., seizing most of his electronic devices, after Burke obtained outtakes of a 2022 Fox News interview by Tucker Carlson with the rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West.

The Committee to Protect Journalists signed on to a coalition letter calling on the Justice Department to make public information about its role in the raid on Burke’s home and how Justice officials believe he broke the law.


This content originally appeared on Committee to Protect Journalists and was authored by Committee to Protect Journalists.

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[1] FBI raids home, office of independent journalist on hacking allegations - U.S. Press Freedom Tracker ➤ https://pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/fbi-raids-home-office-of-independent-journalist-on-hacking-allegations/[2]https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Letter_to_DOJ_re_Raid_on_Tim_Burkes_Home_Newsroom.pdf[3]https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Letter_to_DOJ_re_Raid_on_Tim_Burkes_Home_Newsroom.pdf