Washington sources have stated that the Manhattan US Attorney’s office is conducting a criminal investigation into Fox News, which was informed by ABC news.
Judd Burstein, an attorney representing former Fox News personality Andrea Tantaros, had said during a hearing on Wednesday that one of his clients had received a subpoena to testify before a federal grand jury investigating the use of corporate resources in connection with sexual harassment allegations against former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes and his former employer, Fox News parent company 21st Century Fox.
Burstein had said the subpoena did not involve Tantaros but a different, unspecified, client. A spokeswoman for US Attorney Preet Bharara had declined to comment.
Meanwhile Fox News responded to the news, saying in a statement: “Neither Fox News nor 21st Century Fox has received a subpoena but we have been in communication with the US Attorney’s office for months we have and will continue to cooperate on all inquiries with interested authorities.
