Harwood Labels Clinton Friend/VA Gov. McAuliffe a Republican Under FBI Investigation

Curtis Houck | May 23, 2016
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Breaking the news to CNBC viewers early Monday evening about Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe being investigated by the FBI, chief Washington correspondent John Harwood slipped and referred to McAuliffe as “the second consecutive Republican Governor to face a corruption investigation” following predecessor and actual Republican Bob McDonnell.

Harwood was speaking to Fast Money co-host Melissa Lee when he claimed that “this is the second consecutive Republican Governor to face a corruption investigation” as “McDonnell was convicted of corruption charges” with McDonnell’s case recently heard by the Supreme Court.

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