New York Republican Pete King is calling on the FBI to investigate whether Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation hacked into the voicemail accounts of Sept. 11 victims, calling the allegations of the scandal “disgraceful.”
“As I see it, I would expect more things to be coming out over the next several weeks,” King told POLITICO. “And as we approach 9/11, the tenth anniversary, it’s even going to get worse.”
King said in the letter, addressed to FBI Director Robert Mueller, that the journalists should face felony charges if the allegations are proven true.
“It is revolting to imagine that members of the media would seek to compromise the integrity of a public official for financial gain in the pursuit of yellow journalism,” wrote King, who is also chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee.
Folks, if Peter King is calling for Rupert Murdoch's investigation, things are going to get very, very, very ugly for the News Corporation founder. Yes, I know, the odds of Peter King actually doing anything about it are slim to none. But the odds of News Corp.and its shareholders doing something about it after being inundated with bad press and now bipartisan calls for congressional probes? Much higher.
Pull up a chair. This is going to get messy.
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