LA radio station: We tipped off 'news partners' before publishing Franken allegations

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill




BY BRANDON CARTER - 11/17/17 01:41 PM EST

A Los Angeles radio station is pushing back on reports that former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone appeared to know sexual misconduct allegations involving Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) were coming hours before they were made public.

In a statement Friday, KABC said a “very small group” of employees discussed the best day for host Leeann Tweeden to come forward with her account of being forcibly kissed and groped by Franken in 2006.

The station says it informed “some of our news partners so they could prepare to cover what we knew was a very significant story."

“None of us involved in the decision on when to go public coordinated with any group, campaign or individuals outside of the news industry,” the station said. “We have no political agenda. Leeann’s story is not about keeping secrets, it’s about letting the truth be known.”

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[atreides1]

1. And yet...

...I don't believe KABC!!!

[ananda]

13. Neither do I!

The more I learn about this stupid made up hatchet job,
the more I realize that back in the day, Franken had some
seriously bad taste!

45 and Roy Moore, though -- true sexual predators!

[weissmam]

2. https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029854353

[DonViejo]

4. Your link does not work as a reply title...

The only way DU'ers can use your link is to copy and paste it in a new window

[jpak]

17. Bots don't know that

[Iliyah]

3. Hate radio

[onecaliberal]

5. Liars just like this particular woman.

[Dawson Leery]

6. Set up.

Democrats/Liberals need to stay away from the junk grade celebrities. They are just looking for attention.

[BigmanPigman]

7. Ditto.

[Dawson Leery]

10. and most of them are bitter right wing losers

looking to pull others down in order to pull themselves up.

[George II]

8. This "announcement" adds more skepticism to the situation. In this day and age.....

....do they really expect that in the course of eleven years of talking about the incident with comedian Al Franken, and now SENATOR Al Franken, with "friends, family, and co-workers", not a single one mentioned it to a single news media outlet in those eleven years? But one of them mentioned it to Roger Stone!

Really?

That makes this smell even more.

[dhill926]

9. yep.....

[NanceGreggs]

12. Exactamundo! n/t

[UpInArms]

26. Smells like Linda Tripp

:steaming turd:

[lark]

11. Either they are lying RW trolls, or they are just totally ignorant.

The issue isn't colluding with them, it's colluding with Roger Stone, which is kept hidden here, If this is so above board, how did Stone get the news 24 hours in advance?

[orangecrush]

14. I'm going with

"lying right wing trolls.

[lark]

16. Totally agree

I was just being nice,

[orangecrush]

18. I thought so

[Maggiemayhem]

21. Both

[yardwork]

23. Agreed. They're ignorant lying right wing trolls.

[.99center]

15. Primarily when Leeann felt ready to do so

"A very small group of us discussed the best day to come forward, taking into account primarily when Leeann felt ready to do so."

See, they kept Leeann in mind as they timed the release to distract from Moore and the tax cut for the rich. This wasn't politically motivated.

[Botany]

19. So Roger Stone is ...

.. “some of our news partners?"

[Mr. Ected]

20. So a news organization fails to vet a story before releasing and publicizing it?

Fuck these enemies of the First Amendment; spewing lies, calling them truths, and never apologizing for their blatant propaganda.

[BlueIdaho]

22. I call Bullshit...

This smells like a classic Lee Atwater style hatchet job. I’m sure Banning is more than capable of organizing this sort of stunt.

[dalton99a]

24. Bullshit.

[BannonsLiver]

25. Yeah Im calling bullshit

These people are all probably all far right wingnuts. Nothing they say should ever be taken seriously. I don’t believe a single word of their explanation.

[CincyDem]

27. KABC Talk Radio 790 "news partners".

Owned by Cumulus Radio.

Cumulus Radio also owns Westwood One.

Westwood One produces talk radio shows including, among others, Mark Levin and The Savage Nation.

To be fair, they also product Stephanie Miller.

So...who got the heads up and who didn't ? And who among these three names might be the most likely conduits to the likes of Mr. Stone.

The more I hear about this, the more I'm convinced that Ms. Teegan is a victim but not necessarily of Sen. Franken.

[rsong71]

28. Who sleep with a kevlar helmet on?

Releasing this picture with the story of "I didn't know about it until I came home and saw it" looks like BS.

Based upon my own experience as a woman who served as a medic in a medical unit for 7 years in the Army National Guard, My basic question is “Who sleeps wearing a Kevlar helmet, with the chin strap snapped into place?” I don’t believe she really was asleep. These helmets are UNCOMFORTABLE. They are not designed for comfort; they are designed to protect your head from a bullet. If I were on a plane and I wanted to take a nap, the last thing I would have on my head is a snapped into place Kevlar helmet.

I don't buy it.