{"id":462654,"date":"2022-06-14T14:57:11","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T11:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/fbis-michael-steinbach-had-numerous-contacts-with-media-watchdog\/"},"modified":"2022-06-14T14:57:11","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T11:57:11","slug":"fbis-michael-steinbach-had-numerous-contacts-with-media-watchdog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fbis-michael-steinbach-had-numerous-contacts-with-media-watchdog\/","title":{"rendered":"#FBI&#8217;s Michael Steinbach had numerous contacts with media: watchdog"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a287e8ee5c88\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a287e8ee5c88\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fbis-michael-steinbach-had-numerous-contacts-with-media-watchdog\/#%E2%80%9CFBIs_Michael_Steinbach_had_numerous_contacts_with_media_watchdog%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;FBI&#8217;s Michael Steinbach had numerous contacts with media: watchdog&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CFBIs_Michael_Steinbach_had_numerous_contacts_with_media_watchdog%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;FBI&#8217;s Michael Steinbach had numerous contacts with media: watchdog&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A former senior FBI official who reportedly oversaw a number of high-profile investigations in the lead-up to the 2016 election, including the probe into Hillary Clinton\u2019s email server, had dozens of unauthorized contacts with members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> before he resigned, according to the Department of Justice\u2019s official watchdog.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Steinbach, the FBI\u2019s former Acting Director of the Counterterrorism Division, had 27 in-person meetings with reporters from 2014 to 2017 and also attended two black-tie dinners in Washington as a guest of a reporter, according to the report from DOJ\u2019s Office of Inspector <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> obtained by The Post.<\/p>\n<p>The OIG report, which was obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request, states Steinbach was \u201csoliciting\u201d a reporter from an unspecified outlet for a ticket to the White House Correspondents\u2019 dinner in 2015, on the same night he attended the Radio &amp; Television Correspondents\u2019 dinner.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLots of [redacted] reporters here. May have to branch out!\u201d Steinbach wrote to the unidentified reporter in a text message on the night of the 2015 dinner.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Hillary-Clinton-99.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Steinbach allegedly oversaw the probe into Hillary Clinton's email server.\" class=\"wp-image-22648682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Hillary-Clinton-99.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Hillary-Clinton-99.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Hillary-Clinton-99.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Steinbach allegedly oversaw the probe into Hillary Clinton\u2019s email server.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAbsolutely not!!! But curious to know who you\u2019ve met so far?\u201d the reporter responded, adding: \u201cwell they will never be as good as me! and don\u2019t you get the big head! ;)\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut they are promising the WH Correspondents dinner,\u201d Steinbach responded.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A year later, Steinbach attended the White House Correspondents\u2019 dinner and a reception party as a guest of a reporter \u2013 and boasted about it in a text to an unidentified CNN reporter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI put you on the map and now you\u2019re cheating on me with [redacted]\u201d the CNN reporter wrote in a text message to Steinbach.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI kept waiting for my invite from you,\u201d Steinbach responded.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After the $300-ticket event, Steinbach sent an email to a reporter with the subject \u201cGreat Night\u201d that included a photo of an unidentified person standing with the journalist in front of the White House Correspondents\u2019 banner.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks for hanging out with us last night [redacted] and I had a great time. And also thank you for giving us a lift. That was nice. I know it has been [sic] very busy year but when it slows down and as the weather gets nicer, we would love to grab [sic] or drinks with you and [redacted] either in the city somewhere or at our house,\u201d the email read, in part.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the dinners, Steinbach had numerous lunches with journalists in Washington from 2014 to 2017, including at restaurants Asia Nine, Del Frisco\u2019s Double Eagle Steakhouse, Elephant &amp; Castle and Oyamel Cocina Mexicana.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe OIG notes that it was unable to determine who paid for the drinks or meals during these social engagements,\u201d the report states.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As part of the investigation, the Inspector General\u2019s Office interviewed an \u201cFBI senior official\u201d regarding policies for contact with the media.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>The official told investigators that Steinbach told them that then-director James Comey, \u201cwas trying to change the way the FBI dealt with the media.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The senior official said, \u201cI think Director Comey, more than any director I ever heard, fully understood the concept that we\u2019re only as good as our ability to listen to information with people,\u201d the report states.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd when you take your credentials out, it needs to mean something. And the only way to do that is to have the trust. And the only way to get the trust is to have good will and the media is part of that, right?\u201d they added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Steinbach, who did not respond to a request for comment, resigned from the FBI in February 2017 and declined to be interviewed in the OIG probe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The report notes the watchdog concluded that Steinbach violated federal regulations and FBI protocol and their findings would be delivered to the FBI.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProsecution was declined,\u201d the report adds in another sentence.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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