State Dept. Denial of Hillary Quid Pro Quo Good Enough for NBC, ABC

Kyle Drennen | October 18, 2016
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On Tuesday, both NBC’s Today and ABC’s Good Morning America accepted at face value Obama administration denials of a quid pro quo to cover up Hillary Clinton’s possession of classified e-mails. Reports on the morning shows let statements from the State Department and the FBI be the last word on the topic.

On Today, correspondent Hallie Jackson noted: “Trump seizing on newly released FBI documents from 2015. They suggest an FBI employee claimed a colleague discussed ‘quid pro quo’ with a top State Department official regarding classification of a Hillary Clinton e-mail.” Moments later, she assured viewers: “But both the State Department and the FBI deny the account, saying no quid pro quo deal ever took place.”

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