Twitter feed being hacked<\/a>\u00a0when he was confronted about a questionable exchange with former Trump aide Anthony Scaramucci.<\/p>\nThe news came on the day of what was supposed to be a career highlight for the 30-year C-SPAN veteran. Scully was to moderate the second debate between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, which was canceled after Trump would not agree to a virtual format because of his COVID-19 diagnosis.<\/p>\n
A week ago, after Trump had criticized him as a \u201cnever Trumper,\u201d Scully tweeted \u201c@Scaramucci should I respond to Trump.\u201d Scaramucci, a former Trump communications director and now a critic of the president, advised Scully to ignore him.<\/p>\n
Scully said that when he saw his tweet had created a controversy, \u201cI falsely claimed that my Twitter account had been hacked.\u201d<\/p>\n
He had been frustrated by Trump\u2019s comments and several weeks of criticism on social media and conservative news outlets about his role as moderator, including attacks directed at his family, he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese were both errors in judgement for which I am totally responsible for,\u201d Scully said. \u201cI apologize.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said he let down his colleagues at C-SPAN, fellow news professionals and the debate commission. \u201cI ask for their forgiveness as I try to move forward in a moment of reflection and disappointment in myself,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
C-SPAN said Scully confessed to lying about the hack on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe understands that he made a serious mistake,\u201d the network said. \u201cWe were very saddened by this news and do not condone his actions.\u201d<\/p>\n
The debate commission did not immediately return a message seeking comment.<\/p>\n
Scully has led the network\u2019s presidential election coverage since 1992, but the suspension means he won\u2019t be part of C-SPAN\u2019s election night programming. Scully has been the moderator of \u201cWashington Journal,\u201d the weekly call-in program, and regularly hosted other C-SPAN programs.<\/p>\n
The network said Scully has consistently demonstrated fairness and professionalism, and built a reservoir of good will.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter some distance from this episode, we believe in his ability to continue to contribute to C-SPAN,\u201d the network said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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