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In a last-ditch effort to sink the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein (CA) sent a letter to the FBI asking them to investigate the candidate for an undisclosed reason. All Feinstein revealed to the public was that she received “new” information from a source she wouldn’t name. Apparently, NBC was the only broadcast network to not apply ‘the smell test’ since they were the only ones to run with it.
In the midst of their Hurricane Florence coverage, NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt was eager to get to the dubious story. “Now to the secret information one top Democratic Senator claims to have about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh,” he announced with the only criticism being Republicans calling it a “delay tactic”.
The report was handled by White House correspondent Peter Alexander, who hyped “the mysterious new twist”. “Feinstein revealing little, saying she has, quote, ‘received information from an individual’ concerning Kavanaugh. That individual, Feinstein says, ‘strongly requested confidentiality, declined to come forward or press the matter further and I've honored that decision,’” he reported.
Alexander touted how Feinstein referred the “secret” information she received to the FBI and how they added it to Kavanaugh’s background file for the White House. But he failed to mention that the FBI had declined to investigate the nominee after looking at the information Feinstein provided.
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