First on Fox – The main news included Abc, cbs and nbc He spent more than 46 minutes reporting to President Donald Trump’s pardon to the accused on January 6th, but barely found the time to mention former President Joe Biden, who issued a preventive pardon for his family, according to a new study.
During the last hours of his administration last week, Biden issued preventive pardons for the cousins of James B. Biden, Sarah Jones Biden, Valerie Biden Owens, John T. Owens and Francis W. Biden. The same day Trump signed a pardon More than 1500 accused of crimes stemmed from an attack on US Capitol on January 6, 2021, shortly after re -assuming duties.
The Media research center They analyzed the main morning and evening news on the ABC, CBS and NBC from the day of inauguration on January 20th to morning on January 22 to determine that the pardons were covered. Although a couple of orders happened on the same day, the coverage was not exactly balanced.
The Media Research Center analyzed the main morning and evening news at the ABC, CBS and NBC from the day of inauguration on January 20th to morning on January 22 to determine that the pardons were covered. (Center for Media Research)
The conservative media supervisor revealed that ABC, CBS and NBC spent 46 minutes and 32 seconds on Trump’s pardon, compared to only three minutes and 32 seconds on Biden’s preventive pardons.
ABC’s “Good Morning America” and “World News Tonight” show spent 15 minutes and 30 seconds on Trump’s pardon compared to 34 seconds on bidet.
“CBS Mornings” and “CBS Evening News” have dedicated 16 minutes and 32 seconds to Trump’s pardons compared to just 64 seconds on pardons that shared Biden, while NBC’s “Todays” and “Nightly News” spent 14 minutes and 30 seconds on Trump and less than two minutes on bidet.
Trump has previously promised to “act very quickly” on the first day on duty to pardon the so -called “hostages”, a move that infuriated critics and encouraged criticism to justify violence against police. Political rivals also criticized Biden’s fact that he preventively pardoned his family, but this only received a fraction of the coverage received by his successor.
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US President Donald Trump signs pardons for the defendants on January 6th in an oval office in the White House on the day of the Washington Inauguration Day, USA, January 20, 2025. (Reuters/Carlos Barria)
Trump opened the issue of charges on 6 January last week during an exclusive interview in an oval office with Fox News leader Sean Hannity.
“Why did they get a pardon?” Hannity asked.
“The reasons are numerous,” Trump said. “Number one, they were there for 3 and a half years, a long time, and many in solitary confinement … They were treated so bad. They were treated as the worst criminals in history.”
“And you know why they were there? They protested against voting,” he continued. “You should be allowed to protest against voting.”
Hannity said that no one should be allowed to “attack the capitol”, but the president insisted that they served their own.
“These people served, terribly, long,” Trump said, claiming that most incidents with the police were “smaller”.
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At that time, President Joe Biden meets with the newly elected President Donald Trump at the White House oval office, on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, in Washington. (AP)
Trump added that he was “very clear” around his plans, while Biden had previously rejected the idea of preventive pardons.
Biden It was asked 2020 The reports that then President Trump considered preventive pardons for his family members and even for himself.
“Well, I am worried about what a precedent he sets up and how the rest of the world views us as a nation of law and justice,” Biden then told CNN head to Jake Tapper.
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Chris Pandolfo and Diana Stancy from Fox News Digidal contributed to this report.
