NBC Devotes Full Story to GOP Corruption Case, Skips Dem Sentencing

Kyle Drennen | December 14, 2016
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More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.

On Tuesday, NBC’s Today featured a nearly two-minute long report on former Republican Illinois Congressman Aaron Schock being arraigned on corruption charges in federal court. However, the morning show completely ignored the 10-year prison sentence handed down against former Democratic Pennsylvania Congressman Chaka Fattah for racketeering.

Fill-in co-host Hoda Kotb introduced the report by proclaiming: “Former Illinois Congressman Aaron Schock, once a rising star in the Republican Party, has been officially arraigned of federal fraud charges.” Correspondent Blake McCoy explained the charges: “A grand jury handed up a 24-count criminal indictment, including charges of wire fraud, filing false tax returns, and allegations he illegally pocketed more than $100,000 of government and campaign funds.”

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