House Republicans release Jack Smith probe transcripts

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How did the left and right cover House Republicans release Jack Smith probe transcripts?

Of the 16 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 0% are rated centre, 100% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 18. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is House Republicans release Jack Smith probe transcripts left or right?

The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 100% of the 16 rated outlets on it are rated right — so far this is a story carried mostly by the right. Coverage of this one has settled, so that is unlikely to move much now.

Is the coverage of House Republicans release Jack Smith probe transcripts biased?

House Republicans release Jack Smith probe transcripts is one event reported by 18 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting House Republicans release Jack Smith probe transcripts?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered House Republicans release Jack Smith probe transcripts?

18 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What did House Republicans release?

House Republicans released six transcripts related to the Arctic Frost probe. These transcripts include testimony from five former prosecutors who worked with Special Counsel Jack Smith and a former Justice Department inspector general agent.

What allegations are being made regarding phone records?

Committee Republicans allege that investigators improperly subpoenaed phone records belonging to more than a dozen Republican lawmakers during the Arctic Frost investigation. They also claim that gag orders were used to prevent lawmakers from knowing their records were obtained.

What did former agent Brian Burnett say about the subpoenas?

Retired Justice Department Inspector General Special Agent Brian Burnett stated he was unaware that phone data he was gathering belonged to members of Congress. He indicated that he would have raised concerns with his supervisor if he had known the subpoenas were for congressional phone data.