Fox News' Bret Baier apologizes for reporting Clinton Foundation indictments were 'likely'

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Hadas Gold ‏@Hadas_Gold 27m27 minutes ago
Fox News' Bret Baier apologizes for 'mistake' in Clinton Foundation report

Fox News reporter and anchor Bret Baier, who hosts “Special Report” on the cable channel, apologized Friday for reporting that indictments were “likely” in an ongoing investigation into Clinton Foundation investigation, adding that the reports were a mistake.

“All the time, but especially in a heated election on a topic this explosive, every word matters — no matter how well-sourced,” Baier told Fox News’ Jon Scott in the Friday broadcast of “Happening Now.” "Which brings me to this: I explained a couple of times yesterday the phrasing of one of my answers to Fox News hos Brit Hume on Wednesday night, saying it was inartful the way I answered [a] question about whether the investigations would continue after the election. And I answered that, yes, our sources said it would, they would continue to likely an indictment. Well that wasn't just inartful. It was a mistake. And for that, I’m sorry.”

Baier apologized for the use of the word “indictment,” but said he and the network stand by their reporting.

“‘Indictment’ is obviously a very loaded word, Jon, especially in this atmosphere, and no one knows if there would or would not be an indictment, no matter how strong investigators feel their evidence is. ... We stand by the sourcing on the ongoing, active investigation into the Clinton Foundation and are working to get sources with knowledge of the details on the record and on camera, hopefully today.”

http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/11/fox-news-bret-baier-sorry-for-clinton-foundation-report-230743

[niyad]

1. now resign, you incompetent hack.

[gratuitous]

2. That's okay, Bret; Kellyanne said you did your job

The story is out there, and under the Cokie Rules, the popular media have no choice but to repeat your reckless comment over and over again. The damage has been done, and your day-late-dollar-short journalism can be used to assuage your conscience, if any there be.

[bigtree]

5. not just the press

...Trump using the FOX report disinformation to attack Hillary in his speech today.

[underpants]

7. ^^^^^

Spot on

[shraby]

3. He's a day late and a dollar short. He never should have opened his mouth.

[kwolf68]

4. Fox News is treasonous

I am all for freedom of the press, but freedom to peddle bullshit? Not sure that was part of the masterplan.

[kentuck]

6. He took Guiliani's word...

when he told him there would be an indictment.

[Lucinda]

8. KNR