CNN is in damage control mode attempting to explain how they had cameras present for the Roger Stone arrest.
The FBI conducted a pre-dawn raid in riot gear at Stone’s home on Friday and CNN had cameras rolling when no other media organization was present.
CNN reporters have said that they took a chance and placed cameras and a reporter outside of Stone’s house because of grand jury activity on Thursday.
But for some reason this thought did not occur to any other news organization.
A CNN source told The Federalist Papers’ Carmine Sabia that ” news outlets routinely stake people and places out when they expect news.”
“The networks stake out Mueller’s office every day to track comings and goings. Completely normal,” the source said.
CNN's @davidgshortell was on the ground when Roger Stone was arrested in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., this morning. He says he was monitoring the situation because of "unusual grand jury activity in Washington D.C. yesterday." https://t.co/Ljjyb8zTVN pic.twitter.com/O5rSFqbOcZ
— CNN This Morning with Audie Cornish (@CNNThisMorning) January 25, 2019
“CNN cameras were at the raid of Roger Stone…so FBI obviously tipped off CNN…even if you don’t like Stone, it is curious why Mueller’s office tipped off CNN instead of trying to quietly arrest Stone;quiet arrests are more likely to be safe to the FBI and the person arrested,” former CNN and Fox News anchor Greta Van Sustren said.
CNN cameras were at the raid of Roger Stone…so FBI obviously tipped off CNN…even if you don’t like Stone, it is curious why Mueller’s office tipped off CNN instead of trying to quietly arrest Stone;quiet arrests are more likely to be safe to the FBI and the person arrested
— Greta Van Susteren (@greta) January 25, 2019
“Lights, Camera, Action!!! #Mueller’s SWAT team takes @CNN along to arrest Roger Stone in a predawn raid. Looked like they were going after El Chapo. If it were anyone else, they would have had his attorney surrender him\,” former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik said.
Lights, Camera, Action!!! #Mueller’s SWAT team takes @CNN along to arrest Roger Stone in a predawn raid. Looked like they were going after El Chapo. If it were anyone else, they would have had his attorney surrender him. https://t.co/jyCQ5kMnLx
— Bernard B. Kerik (@BernardKerik) January 25, 2019
Amazing coincidence that CNN knew exactly where and when to send their cameras. https://t.co/9xx0k45KFW
— Ezra Levant 🍁🚛 (@ezralevant) January 25, 2019
I wake up to find out Roger Stone had a 6am raid with CNN cameras in tow.
And here I have been all week waiting for liberal blue checks and media outlet’s to have their 6am raid over threatening the lives of children from Covington.
— Kambree (@KamVTV) January 25, 2019
Over the top FBI arrest with cameras from CNN in tow after they were tipped off. Yeah, nothing at all political here. https://t.co/qx3yUphilI
— Chris Barron 🇺🇸 (@ChrisRBarron) January 25, 2019
Pay close attention folks. He could’ve been ordered to turn himself in. Nope. All for the cameras of @cnn. This is out of hand. https://t.co/jM5QFY6SFz
— Chad Prather (@WatchChad) January 25, 2019
