Sharyl Attkisson Slams POLITICO Reporter Who Called Her Lawsuit Against DOJ a Publicity Stunt

Patriots love the expression, "Don't tread on me." One media reporter, however, seems to have an issue with standing up for yourself.

According to Fox News, former CBS News correspondent Sharyl Attkisson has filed a $35 million dollar lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for allegedly hacking her computers, “officially accusing the Obama administration of illegal surveillance while she was reporting on administration scandals.”

Attkisson claims that the DOJ had used sophisticated methods to invade her privacy, stealing personal information and actively monitoring her work between 2011 and 2013.

After hearing the news, POLITICO reporter Dylan Byers took to Twitter to call Attkisson’s lawsuit a publicity stunt.

#Realtalk: If you believe U.S. gov hacked your computers this isn’t the way you go about doing it… if you want publicity, on the other hand
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) January 5, 2015

The award-winning reporter responded to Byers via her personal Twitter account.

@DylanByers says suing the govt. is no way to hold them accountable for suspected computer intrusions--but didn't suggest "right" way.
— Sharyl Attkisson (@SharylAttkisson) January 5, 2015

Be wary of those who choose not to question authority but instead only question those who question authority. @DylanByers
— Sharyl Attkisson (@SharylAttkisson) January 5, 2015

Other social media users who read Byers’ tweet were also interested in learning how exactly one might go about holding the government accountable for possible rights violations.

.@DylanByers Really? How do you do it? Hire Jason Bourne? @instapundit
— Mark O. Van Wagoner (@VanWagoner) January 5, 2015

@DylanByers Everyone wants to have your advice on how to proceed. Great opportunity to demonstrate your brilliance.
— Charlie May (@CMAYSCruz) January 5, 2015

DOJ has a history of illegally surveying reporters, why not scrutinize them instead of accusing Attkisson of wanting publicity @dylanbyers?
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) January 5, 2015

@KatiePavlich @DylanByers He's OK with it as long as it's certain reporters.
— FlyFisher_AKY (@FlyFisher_AKY) January 5, 2015

@DylanByers A lot of legitimate criticism of your tweet. Your response; *crickets*
— Bernard King (@BernardKingIII) January 5, 2015

@gfg0010 Exactly. @DylanByers went from #RealTalk to #IgnoreTheResponses
— Chris Ryan (@thestreeter) January 5, 2015

Byers has yet to reply, aside from retweeting one of his critics.

Attkisson resigned from CBS last March, frustrated with the network for what she found was a lack of support regarding her investigative reporting on Benghazi and other Obama administration scandals.

H/T Twitchy