CNN Pulled Investigative Team Off Trump-Russia Coverage – IOTW Report

CNN Pulled Investigative Team Off Trump-Russia Coverage

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CNN executives explicitly told their investigative team to stop looking into potential ties between the Trump administration and Russia following a series of high profile reporting errors led that to the resignation of three journalists in June.

Executives transferred all reporting duties associated with the Trump-Russia narrative to CNN’s Washington, D.C. team in the wake of a retracted June report, members of the CNN staff told The New York Times.

The report in question was removed from CNN’s website after the network admitted it could not stand by information that tied then Trump advisor Anthony Scaramucci to a Russian investment bank under Senate sanctions.

CNN’s president, Jeffrey A. Zucker led an investigation into the mishap and found that the story, written by Pulitzer finalist Thomas Frank, was published over the concerns of CNN’s legal team.  more

12 Comments on CNN Pulled Investigative Team Off Trump-Russia Coverage

  1. The board of directors needs to remove Jeff Zucker from office. He’s no friend of real journalism or America. Get rid of Jake Tapper and Jim Acosta as well. Both major blemishes. Both are Pinocchio’s.

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