George Stephanopoulos, the chief anchor of ABC News, revealed on Thursday that he had donated money to the Clinton Foundation in recent years, an acknowledgment that immediately set off criticism, given his role as the public face of political coverage for the nation’s most-watched broadcast news division. The nature of the disclosure, made only after news outlets began asking questions, combined with his longstanding ties as a former aide to President Bill Clinton, raised questions that could jeopardize Mr. Stephanopoulos’ future as a top-draw interviewer and debate moderator. Though ABC News said it stood behind Mr. Stephanopoulos for what it described as “an honest mistake,” pressure was already building for him to recuse himself from ABC’s presidential debates. The network disclosed he gave two donations of $50,000. Read more http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/15/u...ses-50000-in-gifts-to-clinton-foundation.html
