Following the partial acquittal of rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs on major charges, an MSNBC panel sparked controversy by blaming the racial and gender makeup of the prosecution team. Legal analysts on Ana Cabrera Reports suggested that the presence of six white female prosecutors — referred to as “lawyer Barbies” — may have alienated jurors and contributed to the dismissal of the most serious charges.
Rick Stengel, a former Obama official and MSNBC political analyst, recently ignited criticism, just three days before US President Donald Trump launched a B-2 bomber strike targeting Iranian nuclear facilities.
FBI Director Kash Patel filed a defamation lawsuit against MSNBC analyst Frank Figliuzzi after he claimed Patel has been in clubs more than in the Hoover Building.
Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has drawn sharp criticism from Democrats and media voices after announcing her upcoming memoir Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines.
Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) admitted Wednesday on MSNBC that she’s “concerned” she could face criminal charges following her colleague Rep. LaMonica McIver’s recent arrest at a Newark ICE facility. McIver was charged with assault after a heated incident during what Democrats claimed was a congressional oversight visit.
MSNBC issued a public correction Monday after contributor and former FBI Assistant Director Frank Figliuzzi falsely claimed that FBI Director Kash Patel was seen more often at nightclubs than at his office. The unverified accusation was made Friday during a segment criticizing Patel’s leadership and alleging internal “chaos” at the FBI.
In response to the Trump administration's display of 100 mugshots of arrested illegal immigrants on the White House lawn, MSNBC has advised its reporters to blur the faces of these individuals during broadcasts.
