MSNBC forced to walk-back contributor's wild claim about Kash Patel
Left-winged network MSNBC has been forced to walk back wild comments made by a contributor about FBI Director Kash Patel.
On Monday, MSNBC anchor and 'Morning Joe' co-host Jonathan Lemire walked back claims by a network contributor that Patel spends more time at nightclubs than he does at FBI headquarters.
During a segment last Friday, NBC News and MSNBC's senior national security analyst Frank Figliuzzi spoke about the FBI under Patel's leadership.
According to Figliuzzi, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is dissolving into chaos with Patel as its director.
'Well, reportedly, he's been visible at nightclubs far more than he has been on the seventh floor of the Hoover Building,' Figliuzzi said.
Following Figliuzzi's allegations, Lemire was forced to make an on-air correction and backtrack on the allegations against Patel.
'This was a misstatement. We have not verified that claim,' Lemire said.
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