Chris Strohm is a reporter for CongressDaily that attended and covered the Leon Panetta hearings. On Thursday, February 5, 2009, after asking Panetta a question, Strohm was physically restrained by a man that accompanied Panetta. Witnesses had never seen a reporter handled that way for simply asking a question, and Strohm had to ask the man several times to quit touching him.Michael Calderone's Blog (Politico): Reporter Restrained After Panetta Hearing (February 6, 2009)
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Reporter Tim Starks witnessed the man grab Strohm after Strohm had asked a question and Starks warned the man that was not the way to handle thingsMichael Calderone's Blog (Politico): Reporter Restrained After Panetta Hearing (February 6, 2009)
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Starks, who has been covering the CIA for years, says he had never seen them handle a reporter this wayMichael Calderone's Blog (Politico): Reporter Restrained After Panetta Hearing (February 6, 2009)
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