{"id":32088,"date":"2020-10-16T07:09:33","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T11:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=32088"},"modified":"2020-10-16T07:09:33","modified_gmt":"2020-10-16T11:09:33","slug":"c-span-swiftly-suspends-steve-scully-after-lying-deceiving-debate-administrators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=32088","title":{"rendered":"C-SPAN Swiftly Suspends Steve Scully After Lying, Deceiving Debate Administrators"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>C-SPAN Suspends Anti-Trump Debate Moderator Steve Scully &#8220;Indefinitely&#8221; For Lying About Twitter Hack<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<p><u><strong>Update 1645ET<\/strong><\/u>:\u00a0President Trump was quick to note that this is exactly what he had warned about with regard to Scully and the Debate Commsission:<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1316829885147480064&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fc-span-suspends-anti-trump-debate-moderator-steve-scully-lying-about-twitter-hack&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1316829885147480064\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>*\u00a0 *\u00a0 *<\/p>\n<p>C-SPAN has suspended anti-Trump debate moderator Steve Scully\u00a0<strong>indefinitely<\/strong>\u00a0after he admitted to lying about his Twitter feed being hacked following an awkward incident in which he appeared to accidentally tweet an intended private message to former Trump aide Anthony Scaramucci.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/scully%20out.jpg?itok=k7SjX6kJ\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/scully%20out.jpg?itok=k7SjX6kJ\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/scully%20out.jpg?itok=sJJCXWQz 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1280px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/scully%20out.jpg?itok=sJJCXWQz 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/scully%20out.jpg?itok=sJJCXWQz 1x, https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/scully%20out.jpg?itok=sJJCXWQz 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1024px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/scully%20out.jpg?itok=sJJCXWQz 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/scully%20out.jpg?itok=k7SjX6kJ 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/scully%20out.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"265\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"67fc6ce9-0ce9-466a-8255-de80a60c8b21\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/virus-outbreak-joe-biden-donald-trump-anthony-scaramucci-4657ccd8f5e51d1ce113290b9304f9d5\"><em>AP<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0<strong>Scully&#8217;s suspension comes on the day he was set to moderate the now-canceled second presidential debate<\/strong>, which was to be &#8216;a career highlight for the 30-year C-SPAN veteran&#8217; (and former Biden staffer).<\/p>\n<p>After Scully tweeted &#8220;@Scaramucci should I respond to Trump,&#8221;\u00a0<strong>Frank Fahrenkopf, co-chairman for the Commission on Presidential Debates relayed Scully&#8217;s lie that his Twitter account was hacked<\/strong>.\u00a0<strong>C-SPAN similarly issued a statement<\/strong>, confidently claiming &#8220;Steve Scully did not originate the tweet and believes his account has been hacked.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/MOOCH_0.jpg?itok=NMYR71rR\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/MOOCH_0.jpg?itok=NMYR71rR\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/MOOCH_0.jpg?itok=U5UkTpoP 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1280px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/MOOCH_0.jpg?itok=U5UkTpoP 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/MOOCH_0.jpg?itok=U5UkTpoP 1x, https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/MOOCH_0.jpg?itok=U5UkTpoP 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1024px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/MOOCH_0.jpg?itok=U5UkTpoP 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/MOOCH_0.jpg?itok=NMYR71rR 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/MOOCH_0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"309\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"cc1c60de-9952-4b26-908a-b5c82a8e48e2\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1314601205906239488&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fc-span-suspends-anti-trump-debate-moderator-steve-scully-lying-about-twitter-hack&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1314601205906239488\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad__wrapper-element\"><\/div>\n<p>Shortly after\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/wallace-rove-and-spicer-defend-debate-moderator-steve-scully-over-allegedly-hacked-tweet-at-scaramucci\">Scully&#8217;s &#8216;hack&#8217; lie was peddled<\/a>\u00a0across the MSM by prominent voices,\u00a0<strong>former Hillary Clinton staffer Yashar Ali noted that the C-SPAN veteran had previously blamed hacks twice before<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1314628134055014400&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fc-span-suspends-anti-trump-debate-moderator-steve-scully-lying-about-twitter-hack&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1314628134055014400\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Scully has apologized for lying<\/strong>. Via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/virus-outbreak-joe-biden-donald-trump-anthony-scaramucci-4657ccd8f5e51d1ce113290b9304f9d5\"><em>AP<\/em><\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-61 Component-p-0-2-52\">Scully said that when he saw his tweet had created a controversy, \u201c<strong>I falsely claimed that my Twitter account had been hacked.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-61 Component-p-0-2-52\">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<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-61 Component-p-0-2-52\">\u201c<strong>These were both errors in judgement for which I am totally responsible for,\u201d Scully said. \u201cI apologize.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-3&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1316829486168502272&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fc-span-suspends-anti-trump-debate-moderator-steve-scully-lying-about-twitter-hack&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation allow-presentation\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1316829486168502272\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-4\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-4&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1316829088489893889&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fc-span-suspends-anti-trump-debate-moderator-steve-scully-lying-about-twitter-hack&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1316829088489893889\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Scully acknowledged that he let his C-SPAN colleagues down, along with fellow news professionals and the debate commission.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I ask for their forgiveness as I try to move forward in a moment of reflection and disappointment in myself,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-5\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-5&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1316829454182887426&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fc-span-suspends-anti-trump-debate-moderator-steve-scully-lying-about-twitter-hack&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1316829454182887426\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>C-SPAN, meanwhile, said: &#8220;He understands that he made a serious mistake,&#8221; adding &#8220;We were very saddened by this news and do not condone his actions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In any event,\u00a0<strong>who on the Trump team let this happen in the first place? Scully&#8217;s anti-Trump bias has been known for some time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-6\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-6&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1311765781592641537&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fc-span-suspends-anti-trump-debate-moderator-steve-scully-lying-about-twitter-hack&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1311765781592641537\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/c-span-suspends-anti-trump-debate-moderator-steve-scully-lying-about-twitter-hack\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/c-span-suspends-anti-trump-debate-moderator-steve-scully-lying-about-twitter-hack<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>C-SPAN Suspends Anti-Trump Debate Moderator Steve Scully &#8220;Indefinitely&#8221; For Lying About Twitter Hack<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32088"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32088\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}