ABC News has announced that Brian Ross would be suspended for four weeks without pay “effective immediately.”.
“Effective immediately, Brian Ross will be suspended for four weeks without pay.”.
Ross came under considerable fire on Friday after he erroneously reported on live television that then-candidate Donald Trump had instructed Michael Flynn to make contact with the Russians.
ABC has sustained withering criticism from all corners of the internet since the error first became known Friday.
“The reporting conveyed by Brian Ross during the special report had not been fully vetted through our editorial standards process.
It’s not the first time Ross has come under fire for playing fast and loose with the facts, either.
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