Miguel Almaguer hasn’t appeared on-air since Paul Pelosi report was mysteriously retr
Quote:NBC News national correspondent Miguel Almaguer hasn't appeared on the network in 11 days since his explosive report on the Paul Pelosi attack was retracted, but he and NBC News have remained silent since the scrubbing of his report suggesting the House Speaker’s husband may not have been in danger when police arrived.
The ordeal has puzzled NBC News insiders, with some believing the report was squashed because it went against the mainstream narrative. A former senior NBC News executive who worked with Almaguer believes the network needs to explain what’s going on.
"NBC News must be more transparent with its viewers about this error. Who wrote Miguel’s script? Who approved the script? Are he and his producers suspended during an internal investigation? NBC’s silence on this matter speaks volumes. NBC owes it to its audience to be truthful and not cover this up," the former executive said.
It started when Almaguer went viral after he appeared on the Nov. 4 installment of "Today" and offered stunning revelations of what may have transpired when police arrived to Pelosi's San Francisco home following a 911 call.
The NBC News report attempted to answer lingering questions about the alleged home invasion that left Paul Pelosi with a fractured skull. Almaguer cited sources familiar with the situation who said the police didn’t know they were responding to the Pelosi residence, Pelosi opened the door but didn’t attempt to escape or declare an emergency, and even walked away from law enforcement and toward his eventual attacker.
Almaguer concluded his report by telling "Today" co-host Craig Melvin "we still don't know exactly what unfolded between Mr. Pelosi and the suspect for the 30 minutes they were alone inside that house before police arrive. Officials who are investigating this matter would not go into further details about these new details."
Later in the day as the segment gained prominence on Twitter, Almaguer’s report was erased from all NBC News platforms. It was deleted from social media, and NBC News issued an editor's note on its website, reading, "This piece has been removed from publication because it did not meet NBC News reporting standards."
It is unclear what specifically from Almaguer's report did not meet the network's "reporting standards." NBC refused to elaborate, and its digital platforms said the video "expired."
On Monday, Fourth Watch editor Steve Krakauer, a former NBC page who has been critical of NBC News’ handling of the ordeal, noticed that Almaguer has been absent since the report was retracted.
"It has been 10 days since @Miguelnbc went on NBC and delivered his Paul Pelosi report, that was ‘expired’ hours later," Krakauer tweeted.
Indeed, Almaguer did not appear on NBC from the since-retracted report through Monday’s edition of "Nightly News," according to a search of transcripts using Grabien Media. NBC News did not immediately respond to a series of questions, including whether he was disciplined and what was wrong with his report in the first place.
Hours after Krakauer’s tweet, the Daily Beast reported it had learned Almaguer has been "suspended pending an internal investigation." Again, NBC News did not respond when asked for comment by Fox News Digital.
Almaguer, who sent nine tweets over the first three days of November, did not tweet from the day before his report was retracted through Monday evening.
Almaguer did not respond to a voicemail left by Fox News Digital.
Krakauer previously suggested Almaguer could have reported something that was supposed to stay off-the-record, or the veteran reporter was offering an angle the San Francisco Police Department wanted out there.
"Whatever the backstory is, we don't know it - and it's incumbent on NBC to be more transparent about the process, and say publicly what, if anything, was inaccurate in the report," Krakauer wrote. "In the meantime, the rest of the media have pretended it didn't happen."
Between the changing narratives, lack of security, exactly who opened the door, and the police report, its becoming very obvious that they are trying desperately to hide something.
Quote:Miguel Almaguer, an NBC News correspondent, has been suspended following reporting on an attack on Paul Pelosi in October. Paul is the husband of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
In his report, Almaguer shared details that raised questions about the attack.
The Daily Beast reports that during his on-air segment, Almaguer inferred Nancy Pelosi’s husband was not in danger when officers arrived at their San Francisco home.
According to The New York Post, Almaguer angered some on the Left when he suggested that Pelosi “didn’t let on that he was in danger when cops showed up at his San Francisco home right before he was assaulted with a hammer.”
In his Nov. 4 report, Almaguer said:
“After a ‘knock and announce,’ the front door was opened by Mr. Pelosi. The 82-year-old did not immediately declare an emergency or tried to leave his home but instead began walking several feet back into the foyer toward the assailant and away from police…”
The Daily Beast noted that “hours later, the report…was scrubbed from NBC’s website.”
A note on the website read: “This piece has been removed from publication because it did not meet NBC News reporting standards.”
However, by the time NBC pulled the report, conservative news outlets were running with the story, and new questions regarding the accuracy of the initial reports abounded.
Amid criticism, NBC has remained silent on their decision to retract the story, but brought the matter front and center today when it was revealed the outlet suspended journalist Miguel Almaguer, allegedly for “the erroneous story.”
The New York Post noted that “right-wing media outlets took the report and its retraction as proof of a politically motivated cover-up in the attack…”
When questioned about why the outlet retracted Almaguer’s report, NBC News Representative Stephen Labaton told Confider: “We don’t comment on personnel matters.”
Conservative news outlets have requested the release of video footage from the home surveillance system and officer body cams. Those requests have not been heeded.
Fox News host Tucker Carlson has led in pressing for transparency in investigating the matter. “Transparency ensures public confidence in the system–its the only thing that does,” Tucker said during an Oct. 31 monologue.
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[NEWS] Miguel Almaguer hasn’t appeared on-air since Paul Pelosi report was mysteriously retr
