ABC/NBC Mislead About Graham’s Beef With Impeachment, Suggest Angry at Trump

Nicholas Fondacaro | October 24, 2019
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To show their frustration with the shady way House Democrats were conducting their partisan impeachment crusade, Senator Lindsey Graham (SC) led 41 other Republican Senators in writing a resolution demanding transparency and fairness. But ABC and NBC ignored and minimized their efforts while claiming congressional Republicans were actually angry with President Trump.

“Let’s turn now to the impeachment investigation of President Trump. Republicans tried to step up their defense of the President and calling on the White House to do more,” declared anchor Lester Holt on NBC Nightly News.

In his report, NBC White House correspondent Peter Alexander echoed his anchor, suggesting: “Tonight, key Republicans are pushing the White House to come up a more coherent defense strategy,” adding, “Lindsey Graham tonight, saying he has spoken to the White House chief-of-staff, who told him, ‘they’re working on a messaging team together.’

Alexander wrapped up his report by touting Democrats moving forward with impeachment and minimizing Republican outrage:

Despite the criticism tonight, House Democrats are moving forward with more closed-door hearings beginning this weekend, while Senate Republicans today introduced a resolution demanding Democrats hold a full House vote on impeachment. Lester.

Meanwhile, on ABC’s World News Tonight, senior national correspondent Terry Moran suggested: “Trump's closest allies are increasingly frustrated with what they see as a chaotic White House defense, saying President Trump should take a page from Bill Clinton's impeachment playbook.”

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