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CNN Panel: GOP Aided Russia, People Not Smart Enough to Discern Strzok

Curtis Houck
July 12th, 2018 7:51 PM

After almost six hours of testimony Thursday in the long-awaited public hearing of disgraced FBI official Peter Strzok, CNN’s The Situation Room featured a panel with glowing, Barack Obama-esque praise for Strzok while accusing Republicans of having conducted an “odious” hearing for “show” that did the bidding of Russia. One panelist even said the American people weren’t smart enough to…

 
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Chuck Todd Suggests Trump and GOP Are Out to Empower Vladimir Putin

Nicholas Fondacaro
July 12th, 2018 6:32 PM
Immediately following a dinnertime break in the marathon grilling of anti-Trump FBI agent Peter Strzok in a joint House committee hearing on Thursday, MSNBC host Chuck Todd kicked off MTP Daily by siding with the former FBI agent and argued that President Trump and the GOP were empowering Russian President Vladimir Putin. And it was more than just baseless speculation, he insinuated it was their…
 
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MSNBC Accuses GOP of McCarthyism, Praises Strzok’s ‘Integrity'

Kyle Drennen
July 12th, 2018 5:11 PM
Following Thursday’s morning session of senior FBI official Peter Strzok testifying before Congress about anti-Trump text messages he sent during the 2016 campaign, MSNBC anchor Chris Jansing and her panel of paid NBC News analysts were unified in their condemnation of House Republicans and praise for Strzok. GOP members were compared to Joseph McCarthy while Strzok was laughably hailed for his…
 
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Nets Yawn as Anti-Trump FBI Lawyer Defies House Subpoena to Testify

Nicholas Fondacaro
July 12th, 2018 12:09 AM
On Wednesday, anti-Trump FBI lawyer Lisa Page was supposed to appear on Capitol Hill for a joint hearing with the House Judiciary and Oversight Committees who were investigating alleged political bias against the Trump campaign by the FBI. But instead of complying with the Congressional subpoena that called her there, she defied it and didn’t show up. The allegations against her were serious but…
 

NYT Spins for Rod Rosenstein Over Unfair 'Unsubstantiated' GOP Assault

Clay Waters
June 29th, 2018 3:43 PM
How do you get a liberal paper to staunchly defend the Justice Department? Just put President Trump on the other side. New York Times reporter Nicholas Fandos was the latest media figure to stand up for deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein against Republican attacks in a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee. Fandos’s piece took every Rosenstein rebuttal as some kind of clear refutation…
 
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ABC, NBC BURY Rogue FBI Agent Peter Strzok; Only CBS Covers

Scott Whitlock
June 20th, 2018 12:40 PM
ABC and NBC on Tuesday and Wednesday buried the unraveling story of Peter Strzok and his tainted connection to both the Russia investigation and Hillary Clinton’s e-mail scandal. The rogue FBI agent on Tuesday was escorted out of the organization’s headquarters. But despite a combined seven hours of air time on the two networks, there was zero coverage on the latest. 
 
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O'Donnell: Fake Outrage, Hypocrisy in Republican Treatment of FBI

Richard Howell
June 20th, 2018 10:03 AM
Lawrence O’Donnell on Monday accused congressional Republicans of nothing more than political theater in their responses to the FBI text scandal. He treated the texts as a sideshow, and he attempted to present Republicans as hypocrites by comparing their criticisms of the FBI at a congressional hearing to their own criticisms of Donald Trump.
 
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CBS Ignores FBI Getting Grilled on Capitol Hill Over IG Report

Kyle Drennen
June 19th, 2018 3:59 PM

Despite an avalanche of coverage of the Trump administration’s immigration policy, both ABC and NBC found time to offer full reports on FBI Director Christopher Wray facing a tough grilling on Capitol Hill on Monday over the Justice Department’s “scathing inspector general’s report.” However, CBS was far too engrossed visiting illegal immigrant detention centers along the U.S. southern border…

 

‘Nothing Happened!’ Behar, Whoopi Dismiss Impact of FBI Texts

Kristine Marsh
June 18th, 2018 2:42 PM
Monday on ABC’s The View, the panel talked about the findings of the IG report released last week, revealing the anti-Trump bias in the FBI between agents Peter Strzok, Lisa Page and former Director James Comey. The hosts argued about whether the findings really were that important in influencing the election.
 
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Press Ignores Obama's Lie About Emails to Hillary's Private Server

Tom Blumer
June 15th, 2018 4:49 PM
Thursday's Inspector General's report reviewing FBI and Department of Justice actions before the 2016 election effectively concluded that former President Barack Obama lied to the American people and committed illegal acts in emailing then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's private-server email addresses. The IG also found that former FBI Director James Comey scrubbed all hints of Obama's prior…
 
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John Berman Spins IG Report for Clinton in 'New Day' Interview

Peter Sifre
June 15th, 2018 3:00 PM
On Friday’s edition of New Day co-host John Berman had Congressman Matt Gaetz (R) of Florida on to ask him about his thoughts on the Inspector General’s Report regarding the FBI’s handling of the Hillary Clinton e-mail probe. In the interview, Berman was quick to paint the failed 2016 Democratic nominee as the victim of the FBI’s actions while making excuses for the bias against the Trump…
 
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Gagliano Unloads: Comey Brought in ‘Callow,’ ‘Inexperienced’ People

Curtis Houck
June 15th, 2018 1:59 PM

Appearing on CNN shows Thursday night and Friday morning, law enforcement analyst and former FBI Supervisory Special Agent James Gagliano slammed former FBI Director James Comey in context of the Justice Department’s IG report for having been “the least equipped lifeguard” to lead the FBI who “created a culture around him of young, callow, inexperienced agents.”

 
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ABC Skips Rogue FBI Agent’s Texts, NBC Thinks Hillary Is Real Victim

Scott Whitlock
June 15th, 2018 12:38 PM

ABC on Friday breathlessly reported on the “bombshell” Inspector General report, but the network skipped the revelation that an FBI agent vowed to “stop” Donald Trump’s 2016 victory. Over on NBC, Chuck Todd insisted that the real victim of all of this was Hillary Clinton. 

 
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Tapper: The Real Consequence of Strzok’s Bias Gave Us President Trump

Nicholas Fondacaro
June 15th, 2018 12:50 AM
With the Justice Department's Inspector General rocking Washington, D.C. on Thursday with a damning report exposing the anti-Trump bias of senior FBI investigators, many in the liberal media were desperate to spin the findings to fit their narrative. During CNN's The Lead, host Jake Tapper took one of the greatest leaps and suggested that the consequence of biased FBI members was the election of…