Only CBS Notices Latest 'Controversy' Over Clinton Foundation

Scott Whitlock | May 11, 2015
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[See NewsBusters for more.] As the controversy swirling around the Clinton Foundation continued to grow, Monday, only CBS This Morning covered the revelation that the Clintons attempted to pressure a well-known charity watchdog into withdrawing its objections. Despite a combined six hours of air-time, ABC's Good Morning America and NBC's Today ignored the story.  On CBS, co-host Norah O'Donnell alerted that "a new report is adding to the controversy surrounding the Clinton Foundation." Citing an expose by New York magazine's Gabriel Sherman, O'Donnell explained, "Author Gabriel Sherman writes [the Clintons] wanted Charity Navigator to remove the foundation from a watch list. He says the Clintons tried to strong-arm the group by contacting a board member."