Brian Ross Leaving ABC News After Suspension For Erroneous Flynn Report

[DonViejo]

By Associated Press | July 3, 2018 10:59 am

NEW YORK (AP) — ABC News investigative reporter Brian Ross and his top producer are leaving the network, seven months after he was suspended for an incorrect report on the Trump administration.

Ross said in a note to ABC staff on Monday that he and producer Rhonda Schwartz are leaving ABC, but not investigative journalism. Ross wrote that “there is so much more to do.” They have not said what their next step would be.

Ross incorrectly reported in December that Donald Trump, while a candidate for president, had directed Michael Flynn to make contact with the Russians. Instead, the request to Flynn, who was briefly national security adviser, came when Trump was president-elect.

For that, Ross was suspended for four weeks and told he could no longer report on Trump for ABC. The network’s news president, James Goldston, noted they had won several awards for their investigative work while at ABC, including 17 news Emmys.

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[exboyfil]

1. Yet Bret Baier remains

[empedocles]

2. hmmmmm

So they reported correctly that trump had made that indictable request of Flynn, to contact the Russians, - but they used the wrong label to describe trump as 'candidate' instead of 'elect'. Lil tight considering so much of the 'post-truth' societies which abound.

Would not a lighter penalty still make their ABC point?

[lagomorph777]

12. The problem is that they reported the truth.

The miniscule error was a pretext.

[Clarity2]

3. Must not make

any MISTAKES and then correct.

Meanwhile at Fox news, they get to make up a lie a minute.

[defacto7]

4. It sounds voluntary.

He was suspended 7 months ago for 4 weeks and told no more Trump reporting.

It sounds like they decided to leave.

[hlthe2b]

5. I like Brian Ross and while this seems like overkill,

he has made some serious mistakes in the past. In trying to be "first" he has not infrequently "gotten over his skis" as one might say.

I feel for him and hope he lands somewhere where his talents will continue to be utilized.

[leftyladyfrommo]

6. That seems a little harsh. nt

[suprcali]

7. If this was Fix News

Meanwhile, Hannity who deliberately lied about Rich, is still there. All the grieving family could do is sue after repeated pleas to stop were ignored.

[empedocles]

13. Like 'Fix News'

[uponit7771]

8. Candidate vs president elect, sounds like symantics

[Proud Liberal Dem]

10. Right

Does it really make a difference? What’s he doing directing Flynn to talk to the Russians about during a campaign?

[Wellstone ruled]

9. Is this what Empty Wheel

was talking about?

[KelleyKramer]

11. Ross is a right wing hack

Too da loo Brian

He will probably show up on Fox news before long