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ABC News found itself embroiled in a dark scandal Tuesday, after a leaked video of network anchor Amy Robach was released showing her admitting ABC had killed her story, which would have exposed additional pedophile allegations against investor Jeffrey Epstein. The network’s only response, so far, was to release a week statement on Twitter claiming the story was not ready for airtime. And come that evening’s World News Tonight, the network refused to address the scandal.
Instead of explaining to views why the network decided to put protecting the Clintons and the network’s access to the British royal family above seeking justice for alleged sex crime victims, anchor David Muir treated it as an average night.
According to ABC’s Tuesday evening newscast lineup, these stories where more important than addressing their scandal: the weather, a local story about a hit and run, a local story about a zip line accident, a house that had been hanging off a cliff for months finally getting torn down, CVS delivery drones, and a cat on the field during Monday Night Football.
And while the hit and run and zip line accidents were tragic, they did not rise to the level of being national stories.
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