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Top US journalist suspended after false Twitter hacking claims | BBC - 0 views

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  • The C-SPAN television network has suspended its political editor after he admitted to lying about his Twitter account being hacked last week.
  • Steve Scully, tapped to moderate this week's presidential debate before it was cancelled, had appeared to solicit advice from a former Trump adviser.
  • Scully suggested he had been hacked.
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  • the political veteran had been scheduled to moderate the second debate between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden
  • the president criticised Scully, calling him a "Never Trumper"
  • Republicans who refused to vote for Mr Trump in the 2016 election
  • "@Scaramucci should I respond to Trump."
  • Scully said he had sent the tweet "out of frustration"
  • after "relentless criticism" regarding his role as moderator, including from President Trump.
  • Soon after Scully's suspension was announced, Mr Trump responded to the news, heralding his own "good instincts".
  • Scully has led the network's presidential election coverage for nearly 30 years and has developed a reputation for balanced coverage.
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