Nets Promote Clinton Campaign’s Attempt to Discredit AP Story

Kyle Drennen | August 24, 2016
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On Wednesday, while all three network morning shows did cover the latest revelation that over half of Hillary Clinton’s non-government meetings during her time as Secretary of State were with Clinton Foundation donors, the broadcasts also recited Clinton campaign spin dismissing the Associated Press report as “utterly flawed.”

On NBC’s Today, correspondent Andrea Mitchell informed viewers: “The Associated Press reviewing Clinton's calendars as Secretary of State, reporting more than half her non-government visitors or callers were Clinton Foundation donors.” However, moments later, she dutifully touted the effort to undermine the story: “But the Clinton campaign is pushing back hard. Spokesman Brian Fallon saying the story ‘relies on utterly flawed data’ and ‘cherry-picked a limited subset of Clinton’s schedule.’”

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