ABC, NBC Skip Handling of Sex Abuse Scandal in 2020 Dem’s Office

[See NewsBusters for more.] ABC and NBC on Monday skipped a brewing scandal over how 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand allegedly mishandled a sexual harassment case in her Senate office. Only CBS This Morning covered the story (for a scant 49 seconds). Co-host Norah O’Donnell briefly explained, “Politico says a female aide to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand resigned last summer in protest over the handling of her sexual harassment claim by Gillibrand’s office. The staffer in her mid-20s, alleged that one of the longtime made aides reportedly made unwelcome advances.”