NBC Suspends Reporter Miguel Almaguer over Paul Pelosi Story [View all]

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Source: Mediaite

NBC suspended Today show correspondent Miguel Almaguer and is conducting an investigation after the network pulled his story about Paul Pelosi, The Daily Beast’s Confider newsletter reported on Monday. Last month, police say a home intruder attacked Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer at their San Francisco home. He sustained a fractured skull during the incident and required surgery. Nancy was not home at the time.

According to an FBI affidavit, the suspect ranted about wanting to maim the speaker because she’s the leader of the House Democrats. The suspect also spread fringe right-wing conspiracy theories online. Shortly after reports of the attack emerged, some right-wing media outlets began questioning officials’ accounts. Innuendo suggesting Paul Pelosi knew was in a romantic relationship with the suspected abounded. Almaguer’s report purported to provide additional, albeit vague details that, taken a certain way, might suggest Paul Pelosi knew the suspect:

NBC subsequently pulled the story. As one source told Mediaite last week: "The segment was removed after it was determined the main source for the information was unreliable regarding the circumstances that the police encountered when they arrived at the house, specifically what the police saw and how far the attacker was from the door." NBC Today show correspondent Miguel Almaguer has been suspended pending an internal investigation after NBC News had to retract his reporting that inflamed right-wing conspiracy theories about the brutal assault on Paul Pelosi.


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