Over the weekend, Washington Times employees wondered what was going on when a group of men began hauling boxes out of the large executive office that was used by former Executive Editor John Solomon, a newsroom source tells TPM.
The four middle-aged men closed the blinds in the office and stayed in it for at least two hours, the source says. They left carrying a small box and some other items, in plain view of staffers on weekend duty. Then a pair of men went into the office suite used by Solomon and his assistant, on the mezzanine level of the paper, and carried out several moving boxes on a cart, according to the source.
What were the men doing? It’s not at all clear. It’s possible that one or both groups of men were merely cleaning out the office.
Solomon, whose resignation the paper announced Nov. 12, has not spoken publicly since his departure. He did not respond to a request for comment. A spokesman for the Times has not returned calls.
It’s worth noting that when Times publisher Tom McDevitt was fired, he was escorted out of the building by security, and his cell phone and computer were confiscated, according to an internal memo of the Unification Church.
