Politico Sics Lawyers on Boss Who Defected to NBC
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A former top Politico editor has played a significant role in recruiting some of her ex-colleagues over to NBC News, resulting in a legal threat, Source Material has learned.
Beloved editor Carrie Budoff Brown left Politico in September to become senior vice president of Meet the Press but, according to three people familiar with the situation, her new role is often akin to an unofficial managing editor of NBC News Digital, and in the process, she has helped bring several of her former Politico colleagues over to the newsroom, including reporters Marc Caputo and Natasha Korecki.
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