More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.
After NBC finally covered the sex scandal plaguing the Drug Enforcement Administration with a mere 18-second news brief on Tuesday's Nightly News, Wednesday's Today offered a full 2-minute report on agency chief Michele Leonhart stepping down in the wake of the controversy but used oddly positive language to describe her troubled tenure.
Correspondent Kristen Welker began the segment by noting: "She was a rising star in federal law enforcement, but now Michele Leonhart is stepping down after revelations at least ten DEA agents had 'sex parties' in Colombia involving prostitutes." Moments later, Welker highlighted Attorney General Eric Holder "calling her a 'trailblazer' for being the first woman named special agent in charge, and said, 'She has devoted her life and professional career to the defense of our nation.'"