CNN broke from other major networks Wednesday and did not broadcast opening statements during the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on the recently released DOJ inspector general’s report.
The network only showed a brief segment of Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R., S.C.) statement, during which he discussed Russian interference in the 2016 election, and displayed video of the hearing without audio while reporters and pundits discussed the impeachment inquiry. The network did not show any of Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D., Calif.) opening statement.
By contrast, MSNBC broadcasted Graham’s opening statement for a little more than 20 minutes before cutting to a panel discussion. Fox News aired Graham’s entire statement. MSNBC showed Feinstein’s whole opening statement, which was significantly shorter than Graham’s.
Both CNN and MSNBC eventually broadcasted Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s opening statement. – READ MORE