James Gordon Meek unexpectedly left his position at ABC in April, and since then, no one has seen him.
Since the FBI suddenly searched a producer of ABC News’ investigative unit’s Virginia residence in April, the producer has not been seen by his coworkers.
After the raid, James Gordon Meek, 52, left his Arlington, Virginia, home and hasn’t been seen by any neighbors since.
In addition to withdrawing from the book he was co-authoring on Biden’s pullout from Afghanistan, he ‘abruptly’ quit his job at the news network. Since then, he has maintained a low profile.
The raid was initially reported by The Rolling Stone on Wednesday morning, along with information from persons familiar with the inquiry that Meek may have had access to sensitive material.
If that is the cause for the raid, it raises significant concerns about how the government treats reporters who want to uncover corruption or other misconduct.
The FBI has not made any statements on the rationale for the raid, as is customary when speaking about active investigations.
Meek’s lawyers are keeping quiet about what they have been informed, and neither has the warrant that made it possible.
Attorney Eugene Gorokhov said that he had no knowledge of any sensitive materials, but if Meek had, it would have been within the course of his work as a journalist looking into military and national security activities.
‘Mr. Meek is not aware of the claims being made against him by unnamed sources about the ownership of sensitive information.
If such records are real as stated, Mr. Meek’s extensive background as an investigative journalist exposing government misconduct would apply.
Press reports on this matter are concerning for another reason: it seems that they are based on quotes from a government source.
“Leaking information about an ongoing inquiry by government employees is both very improper and unlawful.”
The ABC News representative informed DailyMail.com that Meek left “abruptly,” but he declined to provide any information.
They said, “He suddenly quit and hasn’t worked for us in months.”
The Department of Justice has not acknowledged that Meek is the subject of an investigation.
Meek resigned from the book he was co-writing with veteran Green Beret Lt. Col. Scott Mann at the same time as the raid on his house.
Lt. Col. Mann was the sole author named on the book when it was released in August.
An earlier summary of the book mentioned Meek being approached by a Special Forces operative abroad.
It said: “In April, Special Forces operative deployed abroad made an urgent contact to ABC News journalist James Gordon Meek.”
His name is no longer mentioned in the book’s advertising material.
Instead, it says: “In April, a Special Forces operative deployed abroad made an urgent call.”
After the raid on his flat, Meek fled, according to neighbors who spoke to Rolling Stone.
They said that he had two daughters who often visited the flat.
According to the neighbors, the raid barely took place for 10 minutes in total.
A large armored truck and a few neighborhood county cop vehicles were visible to them.
They left after a short while. They left rather soon towards Fairfax County, traveling west on Columbia Pike.
The majority of people would assume the green car is a tank at first glance. But I was certain that it was the Lenco BearCat.
They can conduct a raid in that amount of time since the vehicle is built to be leapt out of. When shot at, it has the ability to retaliate, according to John Antonelli, a neighbor.
Before abruptly leaving ABC after nine years of service, Meek.
He had previously worked for the House Homeland Security Committee as an investigator and senior counterterrorism advisor.
Additionally, he had made a video on a different US military mission in Niger that he thought revealed a cover-up.
Brian Epstein, a producer who collaborated with him on that documentary, unexpectedly departed ABC earlier this year as well.