FBI’s Tucker Carlson Leak Investigation Targets Home of Former Deadspin Writer With Search Warrant
Manti Te’o’s fake girlfriend a decade ago — according to The Tampa Bay Times.The Florida newspaper reported Friday that the FBI searched the home of media consultant Tim Burke, who also worked as The Daily Beast’s director of video in 2018 and 2019, and his wife Lynn Hurtak, who is on the Tampa Bay City Council.According to The Times, the raid was related to a criminal investigation into a possible “hacking” of unaired footage of Carlson before he was fired from Fox News. Vice Media and Media Matters for America shared the footage, which featured Carlson indulging in sexist and offensive language, such as calling a female executive a “c—t.”When the raid happened, Burke confirmed to the Times that his name was on the warrant, but said he did not know why the FBI was searching his house.