When it comes to the mainstream news media and the people who control the narrative, James Gordon Meek is well known. Not only was Meek a producer at ABC News, but he was extremely talented when it came to national security investigations. He famously produced the documentary 3212 Unredacted, which followed the terrorist ambush on U.S. Special Forces in Niger in October of 2017. The film was distributed by Hulu. In April, the producer caught the eye of the Federal Bureau of Investigation when they surprisingly decided to raid his home. While it has been months since the raid, apparently, none of his former colleagues or neighbors have seen Meek, and his attorney is staying extremely quiet.

According to Rolling Stone, James Meek resigned from ABC News after the raid on his apartment in Arlington, Virginia. Although details surrounding the raid are not being discussed, it is known that a magistrate judge approved the warrant the day before the raid happened. Sources close to the case claimed that the raid had to do with supposed classified information being found on his computer.

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James Meek’s attorney, Eugene Gorokhov, said, “Mr. Meek is unaware of what allegations anonymous sources are making about his possession of classified documents. If such documents exist, as claimed, this would be within the scope of Mr. Meek’s long career as an investigative journalist covering government wrongdoing.” He added it was “highly inappropriate, and illegal, for individuals in the government to leak information about an ongoing investigation.” He even advised the Department of Justice to investigate the person leaking details to the press.

Working for ABC News since 2013, the abrupt exit of James Meeks caused concern among his colleagues. Before working for ABC News, Meeks was a senior investigator for the House Homeland Security Committee. Again, Meeks produced the film 3212 Unredacted, which heavily contracted the events on October 4, 2017, and criticized the statements the Pentagon gave the families of the fallen service members.

Online users offered their opinions, writing, “Meeks may have been handed confidential material by his sources in the national security circles. A federal judge would not sign off on a search warrant unless the FBI presented compelling evidence as the rationale behind the raid. That is the check and balance procedure that effectively curtails any potential abuse by the FBI in its investigative process. Any FBI agent who knowingly gives a judge false evidence under oath to justify a search warrant is subject to judicial sanction and loss of job.”

Another user wondered, “maybe he’s just laying low and writing a blockbuster expose of how corrupt and partisan the FBI has become? I hope that’s the case because someone needs to shine a bright light on their skullduggery.”

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