On Wednesday, it was introduced that the Biden Division of Justice determined to not cost Florida Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz on allegations of intercourse trafficking. This was the end result of a years-long investigation into alleged wrongdoing by Gaetz. When the investigation was first introduced again in March 2021, ABC’s World Information Tonight, CBS Night Information, and NBC Nightly Information have been fast to report on the allegations and subsequent investigations. That is in accordance with a NewsBusters assessment of community transcripts. But now that costs weren’t forthcoming, solely ABC’s World Information Tonight managed to cowl the nice authorized information for Congressman Gaetz. 

As an alternative of reporting on the Gaetz revelations, CBS & NBC determined to report on native climate forecasts. Whereas CBS ran a narrative about Kansas Metropolis celebrating the Chief’s Tremendous Bowl win and NBC devoted a complete section to uncommon footage of the Titanic.

In the meantime, ABC’s World Information Tonight exercised what the late-great Rush Limbaugh typically known as a “random act of journalism” by reporting on the Gaetz information. Fill-in anchor Whit Johnson reported how “legal professionals for Congressman Matt Gaetz say the Justice Division has ended its investigation and he is not going to be charged.” 

“The investigation centered on the Florida Republican and his one-time political ally, Joel Greenberg, for alleged relationships with girls recruited on-line. Gaetz has all the time maintained he did nothing mistaken,” Johnson added earlier than going to a industrial break. All in all, the section lasted a grand whole of 18 seconds.

Fox Information’s Particular Report additionally unsurprisingly reported on the Gaetz information with anchor Bret Baier saying that “the Justice Division is not going to pursue intercourse trafficking costs towards Florida Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz. That call comes after the years-long probe into the allegations. Gaetz has maintained his innocence all alongside because it was first reported in March of 2021 that he was below investigation over whether or not he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old lady and paid her to journey with him.”

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The transcripts are beneath. Click on “develop” to learn:

ABC’s World Information Tonight
2/15/2023
6:47:46 p.m. Jap 

WHIT JOHNSON: Attorneys for Congressman Matt Gaetz say the Justice Division has ended its investigation and he is not going to be charged. The investigation centered on the Florida Republican and his one-time political ally, Joel Greenberg, for alleged relationships with girls recruited on-line. Gaetz has all the time maintained he did nothing mistaken. 

FNC’s Particular Report
2/15/2023
6:20:52 p.m. Jap

BRET BAIER: The Justice Division is not going to pursue intercourse trafficking costs towards Florida Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz. That call comes after the years-long probe into the allegations. Gaetz has maintained his innocence all alongside because it was first reported in March of 2021 that he was below investigation over whether or not he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old lady and paid her to journey with him.