NBC News’ Chuck Todd aired a deceptively edited clip of Attorney General Bill Barr discussing the Michael Flynn case during his “Meet the Press” broadcast on Sunday, prompting the network to concede the mistake hours later — but there is still no word on whether Todd will apologize on-air.
Asked by CBS News’ Catherine Herridge how history would judge the DOJ’s decision to move to dismiss the Flynn case, Barr initially responded, laughing: “Well, history is written by the winners, so it largely depends on who’s writing the history.”
In the full clip, which the NBC show did not air, Barr immediately went on to state explicitly that, in fact, he felt the Flynn decision upheld the rule of law.
“I think a fair history would say it was a good decision because it upheld the rule of law,” Barr said. “It upheld the standards of the Department of Justice, and it undid what was an injustice.”
This is an excerpt from Fox News.
Today on Meet The Press, @chucktodd wildly took context out of an answer AG Bill Barr gave about his decision to drop the case into Gen. Michael Flynn.
I cut Todd's segment along with Barr's full answer together. Look at how blatantly dishonest this is. pic.twitter.com/tODOEwL48V
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) May 10, 2020
Sleepy Eyes Chuck Todd should be FIRED by “Concast” (NBC) for this fraud. He knew exactly what he was doing. Public Airwaves = Fake News! @AjitPaiFCC @FCC https://t.co/fLTDhjMXo4
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 11, 2020
You’re correct. Earlier today, we inadvertently and inaccurately cut short a video clip of an interview with AG Barr before offering commentary and analysis. The remaining clip included important remarks from the attorney general that we missed, and we regret the error.
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) May 10, 2020
On air apology please https://t.co/EVU68f0SUw
— Tim Pool (@Timcast) May 11, 2020
Chuck COMMUNIST Todd, got caught and that is why communist NBC apologized. Unfortunately, the episode was shown and the sleepy idiot voters, will buy the BULL issued by Chucky Todd!!!!!!
AND most likely ANY Correction they post, will be added on to something at 1am, so few folk if any, see it.
Errors always made in favor of an agenda and never made contrary to an agenda are not errors made “inadvertently” as claimed. That is true when handling news, money, science, or anything else.
Exactly. ONE or two errors like this, i MIGHT see as someone made a mistake.
BUT WHEN ITS CONTINUAL AND ONLY ONE WAY, its not a mistake, ITS WILLFUL ACTION.
“Sleepy Eyes Chuck Todd should be FIRED by “Concast” (NBC) for this fraud. He knew exactly what he was doing.”
Agreed, Mr. President. Nearly all of them should be fired, but then who will spread lies and propaganda?
The second “error” is in reporting this as an “error.” This was no error, this was deliberate and why is there no on air apology? Upchuck Todd and his minions in the media are nothing but Democrat Party propagandists and only the willfully blind don’t know that. I have not watched any network news broadcasts in years and avoid CNN and MSNBC as well. This man and all the aforementioned media and more are doing this country a disservice by promoting an agenda that is inconsistent with the best interests of the nation and only serve one political ideology.
Yet these fools are the first to take exception when someone calls them fake news.
AND THIS IS WHY i say YANK the FCC license for them all.
Yet another Commie Liar caught doctoring a video to deceive the American public. Purposely deceiving the American people should be an instant dismissal and lose of license for the network.
Schmuck Todd should be barred from ever working again and NBC taken off the air.
Admission by top brass does not mean diddly- the damage was done. To undo the damage, Chuck Todd needs to end a broadcast with an apology and a correction, in essence explaining to the viewers he got caught meddling with the news from deceptive editing! Punishment should involve suspension of those involved, if they want us to believe in media integrity! Folks are waking up to their deviousness!
I’d rather trust a used car salesman, who was also an ambulance chasing lawyer, than i EVER WOULD, any of these so-called media hacks..