House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has called on ABC News president James Goldston to explain why the network declined to broadcast a 2015 story that Amy Robach had reported about the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
On Sunday, the California congressman called out ABC News in a letter to Goldston, which was first obtained and shared by Megyn Kelly, for its decision to scrap the story, which was revealed this month in hot-mic footage of Robach leaked by Project Veritas. In the video, Robach said the story was “quashed” after she spoke with an Epstein accuser who told her “everything.”
“What appears to have been presented to Ms. Robach is first-hand evidence of human trafficking,” McCarthy wrote in the letter, which was also signed by Reps. Mike McCaul (R-Texas) and Doug Collins (R-Ga.). “I am deeply concerned that this victim, in search of justice, went to ABC News,...
On Sunday, the California congressman called out ABC News in a letter to Goldston, which was first obtained and shared by Megyn Kelly, for its decision to scrap the story, which was revealed this month in hot-mic footage of Robach leaked by Project Veritas. In the video, Robach said the story was “quashed” after she spoke with an Epstein accuser who told her “everything.”
“What appears to have been presented to Ms. Robach is first-hand evidence of human trafficking,” McCarthy wrote in the letter, which was also signed by Reps. Mike McCaul (R-Texas) and Doug Collins (R-Ga.). “I am deeply concerned that this victim, in search of justice, went to ABC News,...
- 11/18/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
In what is being hailed as a historic day for music creators, theMusic Modernization Act passed the House Wednesday, paving the way for improved royalty payments to songwriters, artists and creatives in the digital era. The bill, Hr 5477, passed unanimously with 415 votes. The bill is overwhelmingly supported by the music industry, and has bipartisan support in the house, where it was introduced by co-sponsors Robert Goodlatte (R-va) and Jerrold Nadler (D-ny).
Speaking from the House floor today Goodlatte said the bill “brings early 20th century music laws for the analog era into the 21st century digital era,” adding, “music is no longer written on piano rolls, and our laws shouldn’t be based on that technology either.” Goodlatte, a driving force and co-author of the original legislation resulting in this bill, introduced the Mma in the House Judiciary Committee where it received unanimous passage on April 11. In positioning it for the full vote,...
Speaking from the House floor today Goodlatte said the bill “brings early 20th century music laws for the analog era into the 21st century digital era,” adding, “music is no longer written on piano rolls, and our laws shouldn’t be based on that technology either.” Goodlatte, a driving force and co-author of the original legislation resulting in this bill, introduced the Mma in the House Judiciary Committee where it received unanimous passage on April 11. In positioning it for the full vote,...
- 4/25/2018
- by Paula Parisi
- Variety Film + TV
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