From the Dept. of Should’ve Known Better

Mark Matassa Jul 4, 2025

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>From the Dept. of Should’ve Known Better</h1>
                <h2><p>ABC News anchorman George Stephanopoulos, who given his long career in politics really can’t claim ignorance on this one, is taking heat for failing to disclose that he contributed $75,000 to the Clinton Foundation while working for ABC. Stephanopoulos apologized, reports the Los Angeles Times, but he insisted</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/mmatassa-mac-com/">Mark Matassa</a></p> 
              <p><time datetime="2025-02-04T05:00:00-08:00">Feb 6, 2018</time></p>
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            <figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://dev.cascadepbs.org/content/images/sites/default/files/images/article/gallery/stephanopoulos.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="George" loading="lazy" width="300" height="169"></figure><p>ABC News anchorman George Stephanopoulos, who given his long career in politics really can’t claim ignorance on this one, is taking heat for failing to disclose that he <a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-abc-george-stephanopoulos-clinton-donation-20150515-story.html?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org#navtype=outfit">contributed $75,000 to the Clinton Foundation </a>while working for ABC. Stephanopoulos apologized, reports the <em>Los Angeles Times</em>, but he insisted he hadn’t violated any laws or ethics guidelines, since the Clinton Foundation is not a political organization but a charitable organization. Ahem. Said former ABC News president David Westin, who hired Stephanopoulos for “Good Morning America”: "I fear he's in for a rough patch here."</p>
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ABC News anchorman George Stephanopoulos, who given his long career in politics really can’t claim ignorance on this one, is taking heat for failing to disclose that he contributed $75,000 to the Clinton Foundation while working for ABC. Stephanopoulos apologized, reports the Los Angeles Times, but he insisted he hadn’t violated any laws or ethics guidelines, since the Clinton Foundation is not a political organization but a charitable organization. Ahem. Said former ABC News president David Westin, who hired Stephanopoulos for “Good Morning America”: "I fear he's in for a rough patch here."

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