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James Gordon Meek abruptly resigned from ABC in April and hasn’t been seen by colleagues since
An ABC News investigative producer has not been seen by colleagues since April, when the FBI mysteriously raided his Virginia apartment while investigating Biden’s disastrous withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.
James Gordon Meek, 52, moved from his home in Arlington, Virginia after the raid and has not been seen by neighbors since.
The rolling stone The raid was first reported Wednesday morning, along with sources close to the investigation saying Meek was suspected of possessing classified documents.
Around the same time, he quit his job at ABC.
“He quit his job very abruptly and hasn’t worked for us for months,” a network source told DailyMail.com on Wednesday morning.
He also withdrew from an upcoming book on Biden’s withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, which he had written with Lieutenant Colonel Scott Mann, a retired Green Beret.
The book was published in August with only Lieutenant Colonel Mann as the author.
“James contacted me in the spring and was very distraught, telling me that he was having serious personal issues and that he should withdraw from the project.
Lieutenant Colonel Scott Mann, retired Green Beret and co-author of the book Meek was writing
He told DailyMail.com on Wednesday that Meek had contacted him “distraught” asking to be removed from the project, but could not specifically explain why.
“James contacted me in the spring, was very distraught and told me he was having serious personal problems and that he should withdraw from the project.
“As a veteran who has seen such tension – I don’t know what it was – I granted his request.
“He continued on his way and I continued with the project alone.
“I haven’t seen or spoken to him since,” he said.
The Siena Apartments in Arlington, Virginia, where Meek lived. He hasn’t been seen there for months
Meek had also investigated the chaotic withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan
Meek’s last tweet on April 27, the morning of the raid, was about how the US helped Ukraine in the war against Russia
On April 27, FBI agents raided his apartment in the Siena Apartments complex.
Hours before the raid, he had tweeted about how the US was helping Ukraine in its war against Russia. He was part of a group of journalists who discussed the matter on Twitter.
An earlier description of it read: “In April, ABC News correspondent James Gordon Meek received an urgent call from a Special Forces operator serving abroad.”
Now his name is not mentioned in the promotional text for the book.
Meek co-wrote this book with Lt. Col. Scott Mann, but he withdrew from the project in the spring due to personal issues. It was around the same time his house was robbed
Instead, the blurb reads: “In April, an urgent appeal was made by a Special Forces operator serving overseas.”
Meek had also made a documentary about a separate US military mission in Niger, which he said exposed a cover-up.
Another producer who worked with him on that documentary, Brian Epstein, also abruptly left the network.
Meek’s lawyer says he is not aware of the allegations that he had stored classified documents and that he does not know why his home was raided.
‘Mr. Meek is unaware of the allegations made by anonymous sources about his possession of classified documents.
“If such documents exist, as alleged, it would be within the scope of his long career as an investigative journalist covering government misconduct,” his lawyer said.
They declined to answer whether he had been given any indication as to what caused the robbery.
The FBI – which has declined to comment on its practices and investigations for policy reasons – has not provided any indication as to what prompted the raid. The Department of Justice in Virginia has also not issued a statement.