CNN Chief Jeff Zucker Rips Donna Brazile’s ‘Disgusting’ Dealings With Clinton Campaign

[uawchild]

Source: Huffington Post

NEW YORK ― CNN president Jeff Zucker described former network commentator Donna Brazile’s interactions with the Clinton campaign as “unethical” and “disgusting” during a Tuesday editorial meeting, according to a source with knowledge of the matter.

Zucker’s remarks followed reports Monday that Brazile informed Hillary Clinton’s campaign in March about a question they could expect at a Democratic primary debate the following night against Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. This was the second time last month that hacked emails published by Wikileaks appeared to show Brazile tipping off the Clinton campaign with a possible CNN debate or town hall question.

Brazile, a longtime Democratic strategist and TV pundit, served as vice chair of the Democratic National Committee through much of the 2016 election. In July, she became interim DNC chair after Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) resigned because emails published by Wikileaks showed party officials supporting Clinton’s candidacy even though the organization was supposed to remain neutral during the primary. CNN suspended Brazile’s contract at the time, but it was expected she’d return to the network after the permanent selection of a DNC chair following the election.

But WikiLeaks published an email on Oct. 11 in which Brazile appeared to send the Clinton campaign a question on the death penalty ahead of a March town hall event. “From time to time I get the questions in advance,” she wrote to campaign communications director Jennifer Palmieri. The email is one of thousands leaked from the account of Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta. The Clinton campaign has accused Russian hackers of targeting Podesta, though has not authenticated the documents being published by Wikileaks.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/cnn-donna-brazile-jeff-zucker_us_58189c8de4b064e1b4b4ba02

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Did she actually do this?!?

Were Donna Brazile’s interactions with the Clinton campaign “unethical” and “disgusting” as Jeff Zucker is claiming? He's A CNN president for god's sake!

Please tell me that Donna did not actually tip off Hillary or her people about debate questions. This just can't be true.

[Foggyhill]

1. He must be a GOP supporter to do this kind of hyperbole

[NewJeffCT]

2. meanwhile, they continue to employ Lewandowski?

and, any halfway intelligent candidate can guess what most of the debate questions will be. if anything, a decent candidate will be prepared for more questions than will be asked.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. CNN ... Fair & Balanced

too

That is not any type of journalistic ethics, that is pure bias

[MANative]

4. In light of Corey Lewandowski's on-going employment with both Trump and CNN...

I cannot bring myself to care if Brazile shared anything or not. Since this comes from hacked emails, all content is suspect, anyway.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

35. Emotionally, yes, factually, possibly not.

He is a pig, I don't think he does Trump any favors with his attitude and bias, and he is also a great vehicle into the psyche of Teem tRump. While I quickly tire of his schtick, I also suspect his bad-itude rubs others the same way.

But, if I were he, and I was getting a termination offer, I would demand monthly or biweekly payments, if only to protect my finances. (Probably demanding a purchased annuity, just because Trump)

Just because there is an extended time period of his payout. Payoff. Pay owed. Does NOT mean that he is on salary now. I truly believe he is not.

BUT.

That does not take away the fact that his hiring in the first place was a ridiculous, idiotic, and stupendously short-sighted move that only gave Der Gropin-Fuhrer even more free advertising.

Today's media, if it were collectively put on trial this year, would be found guilty of journalistic malpractice and it would have punitive damages assessed as well. Plus attorneys' fees. And sanctions. Costs. And payment for its role in creating the means of the USA's destruction.

[pnwmom]

5. The ridiculous part is that even I could have told Hillary that a question about lead

would be asked in Flint, Michigan.

ANYONE could have guessed this. It didn't take super secret info.

[BlueCaliDem]

6. Given CNN's continued employment of Lewan-BOWEL-ski, Zucker ain't got the right to attack Donna

Brazile.

Jeff Zucker is a SUCKER and an anti-America RW-infiltrant for CNN-America. CNN-International is FAR MORE fair and balanced.

[Blue Idaho]

8. Zucker shows us who he really is.

CNN becomes Pro Trump megaphone.

[George II]

10. She has said that she didn't give Clinton that question, and that's what they're harping about....

....ONE question!!!

In the wikileaks stolen email, they say "Brazile appeared to send the Clinton campaign a question...."

See that - "APPEARED" and "A QUESTION". And Brazile has denied that she did it and when she saw the email she said she didn't write it.

It's been noted a number of times that many of the so-called emails that wikileaks released either were created by wikileaks or doctored by wikileaks.

This whole issue is bullshit, and CNN's president should know that and should act more responsibly.

[Raster]

28. Seriously?

"This whole issue is bullshit, and CNN's president should know that and should act more responsibly."

CNN's President is in the tank for tRump, and probably could not care less about appearances. This was just a tRumped-up excuse to get rid of Brazile, whom I'm sure was a bit of a thorn in their side: a strong, educated Black woman that did not suffer fools lightly.


"Brazile appeared to send the Clinton campaign a question...." I call major BULLSHIT!!!

[Cha]

33. I don't believe it for a second. I think zucker is a lying

idiot for trump.

Poor Donna.. you know she wants to speak out about this. She gets fired for putin manufactured emails and cory stays on.

[Kingofalldems]

11. Not even a good try.

[ananda]

12. What did Brazile herself say about the email?

I want to know.

[Demit]

13. "Disgusting"? If he were firing a man, I just can't see him calling a man disgusting.

I had the same reaction when Comey called out HRC in that weird press conference in July. I just couldn't see the head of the FBI scolding a man in the same way.

I think there's a lot of male privilege angst coming out in this campaign.

[Foggyhill]

15. Notice how this is the same language trump uses

About women that opposes him

[vdogg]

14. She did do it, and she shouldn't have.

But in fairness they need to get rid of Lewandowski too.

[Foggyhill]

16. She denies it

But hey whatever...
Even WikiLeaks wasn't sure

[melman]

29. No she didn't

She did not deny it.

[Hekate]

21. No, she did not. Consider the source.

[6000eliot]

22. As long as Putin says so. I guess we should all believe it.

Of course, the fact that Hillary didn't need one little bit of help against the raging orange moron is beside the point.

[TCJ70]

23. Did he feed questions to Trump?

Just trying to see the logic here...

[Hekate]

18. Listen to me, people: Anyone in the media who accepts Wikileaks "info" at face value...

...is not doing their job. At this point, it means all of them. They are damned fools. Don't let them get you.

Wikileaks traffics in stolen property. Wikileaks is not journalism. Wikileaks took this load from Russia. Russia trolls us -- even our message boards, and you know it. Putin has an interest in creating chaos and distrust.

WHY on God's green earth would anyone take this latest load of crap from Wikileaks at face value? I am not saying that none of it is true; what I am saying is that it is very conceivable that it has been selectively tampered with in order to (see above) sow chaos and distrust.

At this point, I trust NOTHING coming from Wikileaks, and in my opinion, neither should anyone else. The media handling of this "source" continues to amaze and disgust me.

[Foggyhill]

20. They accept it because it comforts their "rigged"

Narrative from the primaries
Confirmstion bias
The best propaganda works that way

[humbled_opinion]

30. Yes confirmation of bias

and that my friend also is what sways the squishy middle in elections.

[duffyduff]

24. Zucker has a lot to answer for.

He is the person most responsible for the rise of Donald Trump.

His network has been 24/7 Trump Network from the time Trump announced.

[JI7]

25. CNN is the shittiest "news" network there is. thst suck more than fox

[bullimiami]

26. CNN has proved they are disgusting.

I am so done with the news media cowards.

[tenderfoot]

27. So says personal friend of Donald Trump.

BTW, I am not a fan of Brazile but this is bullshit.

[Kingofalldems]

31. 'Please tell me it's not true..''

'This can't be true..''

Too much man.

[Feeling the Bern]

32. Certainly Not News lives up to its moniker yet again

Fucking Zucker is a damned Trump licker.

[dalton99]

34. Zucker catapulting the propaganda for Trump since The Apprentice

[warrprayer]

36. I believe Brazile.

And I believe Putin is giving wikileaks plenty of "help", which would include expert and likely undetectable tampering of messages.

[wordpix]

37. oh FFS, let's focus on Donna and not Trump soliciting sex from 12 and 13 y.o.'s

The 13 y.o. was threatened with disappearance just like 12 y.o. "Maria."

https://www.rawstory.com/2016/11/witness-trump-also-raped-12-year-old-and-used-her-disappearance-to-threaten-another-victim/