4 Democratic Candidates Press For Inquiry Into NBC's 'Toxic Culture' Ahead Of Debate

[Donkees]

The senators say they’re worried about the message it sends if MSNBC hosts a debate before a commitment is made to an outside investigation.

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In the letter, which was coordinated by the women’s advocacy group UltraViolet, the senators say they’re concerned about the message it sends to sexual assault survivors if the Democratic debate happens without the network’s parent at least agreeing to conduct an investigation into allegations of harassment, assault and a cover-up at NBC News.

Sen. Kamala Harris signed on to the letter on Tuesday morning.

Calling the allegations “deeply troubling,” the senators write: “We, the undersigned candidates, are very concerned about the message it would send to sexual assault survivors if our next debate is sponsored by MSNBC without clear commitments from Comcast, the parent company of NBC and MSNBC, to conduct an independent investigation into the toxic culture that enabled abusers and silenced survivors.”

On the issue of sexual harassment, it’s crucial for Democrats to distinguish themselves from Donald Trump’s Republican Party, they write.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/warren-sanders-press-investigation-nbc-toxic-culture-democratic-debate_n_5dd35799e4b0263fbc99a8ea

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[BeyondGeography]

1. I do love this

[George II]

2. This has nothing to do with the debate and is already being addressed by NBC. If those four....

....aren't happy with this, they could sit out the debate.

Interesting that one of these Senators wasn't too concerned about the "toxic culture" in his past campaigns.

[LongtimeAZDem]

3. This +1