CNN Resignations A Sign Of The High Stakes In Covering Trump's Administration
Three investigative journalists have quit after the network retracted a story about a congressional inquiry into a link between Trump adviser Anthony Scaramucci and a Russian investment fund.
Three investigative journalists at CNN have resigned after the network retracted a story about a congressional inquiry into a link between a Russian investment fund and an American financier who is an adviser to President Trump.
Those departing are a past Pulitzer Prize winner, a finalist for the award and a senior editor who had been at CNN since 2001.
The resignations are a sign of the stakes for CNN. The cable channel has with major hires from and the , among other outlets, to add more reportorial heft to its coverage of the Trump administration. The network also routinely bears much of the brunt of Trump's rhetorical attacks on the press.
