GOP Senator Calls for an Investigation Into NYT, CNN, AP After Report on Photographers in Gaza
A United States senator is calling for the Department of Justice to look into several major news outlets. On Friday, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) published a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland calling for an…
A United States senator is calling for the Department of Justice to look into several major news outlets.
On Friday, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) published a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland calling for an investigation into The New York Times, the Associated Press, CNN, and Reuters.
“I write regarding reports that so-called ‘journalists’… accompanied Hamas terrorists into Israel during the October 7 terror attack. These individuals almost certainly knew about the attack in advance, and even participated by accompanying Hamas terrorists during the attack and filming the heinous acts,” Cotton wrote.
He pointed out that one photographer in Gaza, who has been employed by major news organizations, was seen receiving a kiss from a Hamas leader.
Finally, Cotton insisted, “The Department of Justice must immediately open a national security investigation into these four media outlets to determine whether they or their leadership committed federal crimes by supporting Hamas terrorists.”
Read the full statement below:
His letter refers to a report from media watchdog group, Honest Reporting, that raised questions about whether photographers hired by the aforementioned outlets had advance knowledge of the attack.