CBS News "ABC News reporter Brian Ross, who is currently suspended without pay, will no longer cover stories involving President Trump following his erroneous report last Friday about former national security adviser Michael Flynn. The network confirmed Tuesday the order by ABC News President James Goldston.
"Goldston expressed his anger over the error on an internal phone call to staff that was leaked to CNN. ABC declined a request by the Associated Press to make Goldston available for an interview Tuesday.
"Ross was suspended for four weeks without pay over the weekend. He had reported incorrectly that Mr. Trump, when he was still a candidate for president, had told Flynn to make contact with the Russians. That would have been a big development in the ongoing investigation over whether the Trump campaign worked with Russia to influence the election." . . .
"ABC’s Brian Ross’ report that Trump met with Russians during the election Friday crashed the stock market for an hour before it was refuted as bogus. He’s suspended. Now every TV reporter knows he can make millions by selling short and then reporting that Trump’s in real trouble this time." Comedian Argus Hamilton
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| Tony Branco
Remember this Brian Ross story from 2012? This morning, on ABC, reporter Brian Ross suggested the Colorado movie theater shooter might be a Tea Party member:
"An earlier ABC News broadcast report suggested that a Jim Holmes of a Colorado Tea Party organization might be the suspect, but that report was incorrect. ABC News and Brian Ross apologize for the mistake, and for disseminating that information before it was properly vetted." |
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