[See NewsBusters for more.] When Brian Williams interviewed former CIA Director and current MSNBC analyst John Brennan on Thursday's Deadline: White House on the latest controversies surrounding Michael Flynn, the Obama Administration, and unmasking, the viewer could be forgiven for thinking that Williams was Brennan's defense attorney.
Williams began by suggesting the only reason he was even covering the story is not because it has any actual news value, but because acting DNI Richard Grenell is out to vilify members of the Obama Administration and Fox News is scandal mongering.