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Weissmann’s participation in the event without the express permission of Oppenheim is a violation of a network policy that prohibits activities “that may create the appearance of a conflict of interest.”
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NBC News Mum on Contributor Headlining Fundraiser for Biden
NBC News president must approve political activity, according to network policy
Brent Scher, Washington Fee Beacon, May 22, 2020:
NBC News has refused to say whether network president Noah Oppenheim granted legal analyst and former Robert Mueller prosecutor Andrew Weissmann permission to headline a virtual fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.
Weissmann’s participation in the event without the express permission of Oppenheim is a violation of a network policy that prohibits activities “that may create the appearance of a conflict of interest.”
“Such activities may include participation in or contributions to political campaigns or groups that espouse controversial positions,” the network’s policy states, according to its own reporting. The policy states that employees “must obtain prior approval of the president of NBC News or his designee” before participating in any overt political activity.
Weissmann is slated to participate in the virtual fundraiser Tuesday, according to an invitation circulated by the Biden campaign. Guests who want to hear from Weissmann will receive instructions on how to log on to the Zoom fundraiser after making a contribution to the campaign.
NBC did not respond to numerous inquiries on whether Oppenheim granted Weissmann permission to participate in the fundraiser.
Weissmann joined NBC as a legal commentator last November after stepping down as lead prosecutor for Robert Mueller’s special counsel investigation.
The network hasn’t been shy about enforcing its prohibition on political activity in the past. It suspended top anchors Joe Scarborough and Keith Olbermann in 2010 for making contributions to political candidates. The network also forced former MSNBC anchor Ed Schultz to back out of an appearance at a Democratic Party fundraising dinner in 2014.
At the time of Scarborough’s suspension, MSNBC president Phil Griffin said, “It is critical that we enforce our standards and policies.”
ADVERTISINGReports of Weissmann’s involvement in the Biden campaign fundraiser led to immediate criticism from President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign, which saw it as validation of their longstanding charge that Weissmann had an axe to grind against the president.
“It’s no surprise that a guy who tried to take down the president through the sham impeachment would also help Joe Biden’s campaign,” said Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh. “It doesn’t get any swampier than this: trying to stage a partisan coup against the president and then raising money for his political opponent.”
Weissmann appeared frequently on MSNBC throughout the impeachment proceedings against Trump, but has seen less airtime since Trump was acquitted by the U.S. Senate. His last appearance came on Feb. 26, when he was introduced by primetime host Rachel Maddow as “an NBC News and MSNBC legal analyst.”
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10 Comments
3 years ago
If it took Bloomberg about $500 million to get about 12 votes…
…then how much will Biden cost? At least Bloomberg knew what century we are in.
https://reason.com/2020/03/04/losers-bloomberg-and-steyer-spent-millions-stop-freaking-out-about-money-in-politics/
3 years ago
The entire military media complex hates Trump and the people that voted for him. The people showed the media moguls that they picked the president not the media. The Trump train rolls on to 2020, then the moguls will really hate us.
3 years ago
Trump 2020
3 years ago
3 years ago
hahahaha biden is a moron
3 years ago
Do the Networks realize that the President is entitled to as much advertising airtime as the democratic scumbucket candidate? The President let Hitlery get away with way more airtime in 2016. He shouldn’t let that happen now.
3 years ago
Unbiased news reporting to follow. right?
3 years ago
It’s interesting. Pam Geller is a Jew, but she never calls out the Jews who completely dominate our Liberal Media Establishment. Both sides of the street. Every time. They are the authors of chaos.
3 years ago
The “fifth column” ie media is dead.
