Suspended CNN reporter had tweet-on-request relationship with State Department?

Gawker posted a piece Tuesday about what looks like a very cozy email relationship between Politico White House correspondent Mike Allen and Philippe Reines, who served as an aide to Hillary Clinton while she was Secretary of State. For example, when Allen “floated the idea of interviewing Clinton’s adult daughter, Chelsea,” he appeared to assure Reines that he would produce “totally positive coverage” of Chelsea Clinton.

American Commitment president Phil Kerpen did some digging of his own and seems to have uncovered a similar relationship between Reines and CNN’s Elise Labott — who was just suspended by the network over an opinionated tweet about the Statue of Liberty “bowing its head in anguish” over the House vote on Syrian refugees.

A reporter who Tweets on request! pic.twitter.com/vdFGrYisgU

— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) November 25, 2015

“I suggested a good Tweet…” writes Reines to Labott.

the on-request tweet –> https://t.co/4BHUAjNm1U

— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) November 25, 2015

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Clinton: I tried to be transparent. I could have joined the 18 ARBs, kept it classified and then said goodbye. That is not who I am.

— Elise Labott (@EliseLabott) January 23, 2013

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This one appears to also have been on-request. https://t.co/ETlmcHhH6S pic.twitter.com/o3GrXmVxIJ

— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) November 25, 2015

And so it appears.

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Sen Paul most critical on committee of Clinton, but a little late to the #Benghazi game.Not sure he was at many of the 30 previous briefings

— Elise Labott (@EliseLabott) January 23, 2013

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Here, Reines suggests Labott “Tweet something like ‘Feb 1’ looking like Hillary’s last day.”

Nice doing business with you. pic.twitter.com/hVsYcN7UqH

— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) November 25, 2015

and here it is –> https://t.co/9ALDMiwuYy

— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) November 25, 2015

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CNN Security Clearance: Feb 1 shaping up to be Hillary Clinton's last day at State http://t.co/ADoSNtKP

— Elise Labott (@EliseLabott) January 18, 2013

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@kerpen enlightening work. I sure hope it gets the visibility it deserves.

— Audacity of His Hope (@grayrodzilla) November 25, 2015

@kerpen @JimmyPrinceton @eliselabottcnn she should be fired

— TMCD (@T_LoPurple) November 25, 2015

@kerpen this is so bad.

— Ursus, Director of Weather and Banana Programming (@AceofSpadesHQ) November 25, 2015

https://twitter.com/MustDeportTrump/status/669356581151219712

Here’s another classic.

Sweet gig. pic.twitter.com/6n41Ktt1d1

— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) November 25, 2015

That is a sweet gig. Get paid by CNN to tweet what Hillary Clinton’s aide tells you to tweet.

@eliselabottcnn Coordinating your tweets with state dept officials? Nice "journalist" you have here, @CNN.

— Max Zorin (@_TravisWade) November 25, 2015

And one more must-read between Reines and Labott:

"even though that's not entirely true." pic.twitter.com/kNcTs2HMX1

— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) November 25, 2015

OK friends. I'm done reading the Gawker doc dump. Hope you enjoyed.

— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) November 25, 2015