https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNhqKRugk8Q
MICHAEL HASTINGS CAR WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE HE COULD STOP IT.
He was investigating the case of Beau Bergdahl?
"He had a big story and wanted to get off the radar until things cooled down.
Hours later, Michael Hastings was dead.
The 33-year-old journalist's fiery 4 a.m. single-car crash June 18 in Los Angeles came 15 hours after he sent friends a panicked email warning them the FBI was on his tail.
"Hey [redacted] — the feds are interviewing my 'close friends and associates,'" reads the email, acquired Friday by KTLA-TV. "Perhaps if the authorities arrive 'BuzzFeed GQ', er HQ, may be wise to immediately request legal counsel before any conversations or interviews about our news-gathering practices or related journalism issues.
‘Hey [redacted] — the feds are interviewing my “close friends and associates,”’ reads the email that journalist Michael Hastings sent 15 hours before he died. ‘Perhaps if the authorities arrive “BuzzFeed GQ,” er HQ, may be wise to immediately request legal counsel before any conversations or interviews about our news-gathering practices or related journalism issues.’
‘Hey [redacted] — the feds are interviewing my “close friends and associates,”’ reads the email that journalist Michael Hastings sent 15 hours before he died. ‘Perhaps if the authorities arrive “BuzzFeed GQ,” er HQ, may be wise to immediately request legal counsel before any conversations or interviews about our news-gathering practices or related journalism issues.’ (PAUL MORIGI/GETTY IMAGES FOR THE GUARDIAN)
"Also: I'm onto a big story, and need to go off the radat (sic) for a bit.
"All the best, and hope to see you all soon," Hastings signed off. The email was sent at around 1 p.m. Monday."