BREAKING: 7 Nashville officers were just placed on admin leave in connection with the release of the #NashvilleManifesto.

The powers that be are more concerned about finding the leaker than they are about the contents of Audrey Hale’s anti-white manifesto.

Interesting.

— Steven Crowder (@scrowder) November 8, 2023

MNPD confirmed the reports are accurate in a statement to WSMV, with spokesman Don Aaron confirming to the outlet the officers “are on administrative assignment to protect the integrity of the active, progressing investigation.” He reportedly insisted the move was “absolutely not-punitive,” and said the officers will not be identified.

The outlet added that Aaron said the seven officers “continue to have full police power” but will not be involved in the investigation. …

On Tuesday, attorneys for The Star parent company Star News Digital Media Inc. filed a motion to compel limited discovery in its ongoing lawsuit to force the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to release Hale’s full manifesto. The motion seeks to compel limited discovery to force the FBI to determine the authenticity of the pages released by Crowder.

[If they weren’t authentic, the Nashville PD would have made that clear in a statement. By not addressing authenticity — and by putting officers on leave in a leak probe — the police have made clear that the material is authentic. — Ed]