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ABC News president excoriates staff over Brian Ross' Michael Flynn error
CNN Media ^ | December 4,2017 | Oliver Darcy and Brian Stelter

Posted on 12/04/2017 3:43:58 PM PST by Hojczyk

ABC News president James Goldston excoriated staff Monday over Brian Ross' major error on a report about former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, and announced that Ross, the network's chief investigative reporter, will no longer cover stories related to President Trump.

Goldston also told staffers that the network was conducting a "full review" of the error and its aftermath.

Ross had initially reported Friday morning that Flynn was prepared to testify that Donald Trump as a candidate had instructed him to reach out to the Russians. Ross said more than seven hours later on "World News Tonight" that his information was actually that Flynn was prepared to testify Trump made the request as president-elect. On Saturday evening, ABC News said Ross had been suspended for four weeks without pay for what it termed the "serious error."

During ABC News' morning editorial call Monday, audio of which was obtained by CNN, Goldston excoriated his staff for the error.

"I don't think ever in my career have I felt more rage and disappointment and frustration that I felt through this weekend and through the last half of Friday," Goldston said.

"I don't even know how many times we've talked about this, how many times we have talked about the need to get it right," he added. "That how we have to be right and not first. About how in this particular moment, with the stakes as high as these stakes are right now, we cannot afford to get it wrong."

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: abc; abcnews; brianross; brianrosssuspended; cnn; fakenews; fbi; flynn; goldston; jamescomey; jamesgoldston; michaelflynn; msm; peterstrzok; robertmueller; ross; trump
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To: raiderboy
I highly recommend that ABC be sued by flynn for slander and lible in the 100s of millions!!!!

Although the Market was pretty much unaffected from the opening to the close, I would think ABC would be liable to a Class Action lawsuit on behalf of anyone who happened to put a 'sell' order in at the time Ross dropped his turd on the Market. His comment would have needlessly cost them a chunk of cash (and emotional distress).

21 posted on 12/04/2017 3:53:53 PM PST by El Cid (Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...)
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To: Hojczyk

So what if Trump had asked him to “reach out”? We are not at war with Russia. There would be a problem only if the conversation was part of a conspiracy.


22 posted on 12/04/2017 3:54:32 PM PST by Socon-Econ
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To: Hojczyk
Goldston also told staffers that the network was conducting a "full review" of the error and its aftermath.

I was there Goldston, so just give me the Christmas month off too.........Happy Holidays!

23 posted on 12/04/2017 3:54:45 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (My cat is not fat, she is just big boned........)
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To: tinyowl

Brian Ross is like Harvey Weinstein in his assault on Conservatives and the truth. Journalistic harrasment is what it is, and they are so used to no one fighting back, they don’t know what to do. A week in Journal rehab ought to help Brian. The heads of the organizations are just like those protecting the harrasers too. They knew.


24 posted on 12/04/2017 3:55:32 PM PST by taterjay
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To: tennmountainman

“Why hasn’t Ross been fired?”

As she’s updated the entire news group.


25 posted on 12/04/2017 3:55:54 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz (BANNON YOU MAGNIFICENT BASTARD!)
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To: Hojczyk

So why not just FIRE ROSS? Duh!


26 posted on 12/04/2017 3:56:22 PM PST by montag813
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To: Hojczyk

Here’s what I don’t get, Ross and all the rest of these rats are nothing more than teleprompter readers. so who creates the crap they read on their screens?


27 posted on 12/04/2017 3:56:35 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (My cat is not fat, she is just big boned........)
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To: Hojczyk

“excoriated”: Be more careful with your lies people!


28 posted on 12/04/2017 3:58:08 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all white armed conservatives)
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To: Hojczyk

Ross and his editors need to be fired. Ross didn’t make a mistake, HE LIED, and this is not the first time he’s done something like this.


29 posted on 12/04/2017 3:59:35 PM PST by RooRoobird20 ("Democrats haven't been this angry since Republicans freed the slaves.")
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To: Hojczyk

About time. I wonder when CNN and the NYT will come around?


30 posted on 12/04/2017 3:59:44 PM PST by Robert357 ( Dan Rather was discharged as "medically unfit" on May 11, 1954.)
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To: Hojczyk

If your source burns you, you burn your source. If Ross wasn’t part of the conspiracy, he’d name the ‘source’ that lied to him.


31 posted on 12/04/2017 4:00:15 PM PST by PAR35
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To: El Cid

That ias a serious proposal. I understand a class of investors was dammaged. The market fell on a lie inflicted with intent and Billions may have been lost depending on timing. I assure you that a class is being assembled as we speak.


32 posted on 12/04/2017 4:00:41 PM PST by raiderboy ( "...if we have to close down our government, weÂ’re building that wall")
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To: Hojczyk

This is what happens when you encourage your staff to be partisan.


33 posted on 12/04/2017 4:01:09 PM PST by LydiaLong
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To: Socon-Econ

I dont recall Democraps being upset with Ted Kennedy communicating with the Russians to defeat Reagan in 1984.


34 posted on 12/04/2017 4:01:36 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Did Barack Obama denounce Communism and dictatorships when he visited Cuba as a puppet of the State?)
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To: Hot Tabasco

[C]lowns [I]n [A]merica


35 posted on 12/04/2017 4:01:52 PM PST by maggief
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To: raiderboy

Flynn just solved his money issues fighting this nonsense.


36 posted on 12/04/2017 4:02:05 PM PST by Tamatoa (Fight for our America, Fight for our Country I fought to defend!!!)
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To: VRWCarea51

CNN is given the audio to allow ABC to virtue-signal. You mean this doesn’t make you all warm and fuzzy about this unfortunate incident?


37 posted on 12/04/2017 4:02:18 PM PST by kallisti (Freedom of speech doesn't mean careless talk)
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To: tinyowl

Exactly.
And without disciplining editors and management this will continue.


38 posted on 12/04/2017 4:02:21 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: raiderboy

Who made profitable trades on the cusp of that announcement?


39 posted on 12/04/2017 4:03:34 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Did Barack Obama denounce Communism and dictatorships when he visited Cuba as a puppet of the State?)
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To: tennmountainman

“Why hasn’t Ross been fired?”

You think he should be fired? That’s so harsh. I think that being handed a 4-week vacation over the Christmas holidays is punishment enough. {s}


40 posted on 12/04/2017 4:05:00 PM PST by MayflowerMadam ( "Free men are not equal, and Equal men are not free".)
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