State Run TV: Brian Williams Declares Obama Had ‘No Personal Scandals’

Scott Whitlock | January 17, 2017
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[See NewsBusters for more.] Disgraced journalist Brian Williams on Monday offered up a glowing goodbye documentary on Barack Obama that censored the President’s numerous scandals and controversies. Talking to historian Michael Beschloss, Williams flatly declared, “There has been no personal scandal. This has been a president whose behavior has been important to him.” The historian agreed, responding, “There was no personal scandal that attached to him and when you think about the presidency in recent decades, that's an achievement.” Ignoring scandals is one way to pretend they don’t exist. Despite the hour of air time for The Obama Years, Williams skipped the targeting of conservatives at the IRS, Benghazi, Fast and Furious, ObamaCare problems and Hillary Clinton’s e-mail scandal at Obama’s State Department. The use of the word "personal" before "scandal" isn't an excuse to ignore these controversies.