Jake Tapper just poleaxed DOJ Public Affairs Director Brian Fallon

DOJ is lucky to have a gutsy reporter like @Ryanjreilly on our beat. We knew that even before tonight. Glad he and @WesleyLowery are ok.

— Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) August 14, 2014

Isn’t it nice that the DOJ is so friendly with the reporters covering them? Ryan Reilly and Wesley Lowery were both arrested briefly in Ferguson, Missouri for not complying with police requests Wednesday evening.

https://twitter.com/BruceNV/status/499772054556921857

.@brianefallon @ryanjreilly @WesleyLowery
Best ass kissing tweet of the pandering year

— G Man ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@GwilymMcGrew) August 14, 2014

https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/499772135800590337

CNN’s Jake Tapper stepped in to ask a real question though.

.@brianefallon how do you distinguish between the "gutsy" reporters and the one the administration is threatening to put in jail?

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) August 14, 2014

@jaketapper boom

— Xeni Jardin (@xeni) August 14, 2014

https://twitter.com/EvanDMyers/status/499774712235692033

https://twitter.com/FilmLadd/status/499774919157510144

One works for Fox… https://t.co/uzITwniynS @jaketapper @brianefallon

— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) August 14, 2014

https://twitter.com/Cliff_Sims/status/499774939394605057

@jaketapper @brianefallon it's been brought. dayam…

— Ryan (@chasinghumility) August 14, 2014

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@jaketapper <~~is being audited while we speak…phones tapped and office bugged…remember,Jake "Your hard drive failed" @brianefallon

— Tracy Jeffords (@TracyJeffords) August 14, 2014

Heh.

@jaketapper Thank you! @brianefallon

— Gary Eaton (@garysteveneaton) August 14, 2014

https://twitter.com/GayPatriot/status/499776671596433408

https://twitter.com/Mobute/status/499775804352782337

https://twitter.com/JohnMolony/status/499779169425698817

@jaketapper @brianefallon Dude quit twitter now, no where to go but down from here. Best. Tweet. Ever!

— Shane Becknell (@blakespop) August 14, 2014

Editor’s note: Originally this post incorrectly identified Jake Tapper as working for ABC. Tapper is no longer with ABC, and now works for CNN. The error has been corrected.

[Update]

The tweet I sent about gutsy reporters was a reference to James Risen — if you don't know his case, check it out.

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) August 14, 2014