On Monday, the special counsel who prosecuted Hunter Biden, David Weiss, issued a final report with blistering criticism of President Biden for suggesting he was politically motivated. In the early hours of Tuesday, the special counsel who prosecuted Donald Trump, Jack Smith, issued a partial final report. It’s a perfect exhibit for a media-bias contrast….and it was.
Jorge Bonilla pointed out on Monday night that CBS and NBC skipped over Weiss entirely, while ABC gave it 19 seconds. Two networks offered a Jack Smith preview: ABC (1:26) and CBS (19 seconds).
But on Tuesday morning, the ABC, CBS, and NBC morning shows gave eight minutes and 14 seconds to Jack Smith’s report on Trump, and ABC threw in 27 more seconds on Weiss.
ABC’s Good Morning America devoted two minutes and 28 seconds to Smith, more than CBS Mornings (2:16) and less than NBC’s Today (3:30).
Naturally,…
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