MSM in Denial about Ricegate

The mainstream media has managed to find something to cover in Ricegate, specifically Susan Rice's denials, which has been discovered by ABC News, NBC News, and CBS News.

But when you move farther to the Left in media bias, the reaction becomes wackier.

While CNN covered the Rice denial, I had to search for it because they had moved it off their front page.

CNN news commentator Don Lemon came right out and admitted he wasn't going to cover the story. From Grabien:

"And last week, it was a debunked talking point that former Obama Administration official Evelyn Farkas admitted spying on the Trump team. She did no such thing. The week before that, it was Representative Devin Nunes' clumsy effort to give the President cover for the wiretapping claim. The President said he was vindicated by Nunes. He was not. The 'Washington Post' today calls the latest claims about Susan rice an anatomy of a fake scandal, ginned up by right-wing media and Trump. So let’s be very clear about this. There is no evidence whatsoever that the Trump team was spied on illegally. There is no evidence that backs up the President’s original claim. On this program tonight, we will not insult your intelligence by pretending otherwise, nor will we aid and abet the people trying to misinform you, the American people, by creating a diversion. Not going to do it."

CNN commentator Chris Cuomo called the story "demonstrably untrue" without a shred of evidence, while also calling it a "fake scandal", even as he ignores the fact that if the story is true, it is a crime that Rice committed.

On the other hand, CNN's denials are nothing compared to MSNBC, which went full tin foil hat on us. MSNBC's Chris Matthews and David Corn called the accusations both racist and sexist.

At least ABC, CBS, and NBC have left themselves an out if Rice is indeed found guilty of committing a crime later. Meanwhile, CNN and MSNBC are gambling with what little credibility they have.