If you ever wondered whether MSNBC was a corrupt organization—and not just for their hosts’ divisive opinions—look no further than the case of the Rev. Al Sharpton, whose non-profit collected a cool half a million dollars from Kamala Harris’ campaign just before his fawning softball interview with the then-presidential candidate.
You don’t need to go to journalism school to know that’s an obvious ethics violation and a blow to what little is left of MSNBC’s credibility. It turns out, however, that they didn’t know about it (so they claim):
MSNBC was “unaware” that Kamala Harris’s campaign paid Al Sharpton’s nonprofit $500,000 shortly before Harris sat for a softball interview with the cable host, a network spokesman told the Washington Free Beacon.
But are they going to do anything about it? If so, they’re not talking:
He wouldn’t say, though, whether the left-wing network is taking any action against Sharpton for a move that appears to violate network policy. Other network hosts like Joe Scarborough have been publicly reprimanded for their failure to disclose making, rather than receiving, political donations.
RedState’s Sister Toldjah brought you the story of racist Al’s grift earlier in November:
According to a new Free Beacon report, the Harris campaign donated to Sharpton’s organization, the National Action Network (NAN), two times prior to her October 20th interview with him, which was broadcast on MSNBC. What did she donate? $500,000:
Harris’s campaign gave two payments of $250,000 to National Action Network on Sept. 5 and Oct. 1, according to campaign finance records.
On Oct. 3, Sharpton aired a video of Harris wishing him happy birthday on his MSNBC weekend show, PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton. “Happy birthday, Rev,” Harris said, using Sharpton’s nickname. “You have been over all of your years such an extraordinary leader. You have been a voice of truth, a voice of conscience.”
Sharpton, 70, conducted a glowing interview with Harris on Oct. 20 in which he touted her “extraordinary historic campaign” while referring to Trump as “hostile and erratic.” His questions lined up closely with messages that Harris sought to highlight on the campaign trail.