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C-SPAN Brings Steve Scully Back After He Admitted To Lying About Debate-Related Incident

Ryan Saavedra
C-SPAN Brings Steve Scully Back After He Admitted To Lying About Debate-Related Incident
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C-SPAN announced on Tuesday that it is bringing back disgraced host Steve Scully effective immediately despite Scully’s admission, last year, that he lied about a debate-related incident that unfolded on social media.

Last October, before the second presidential debate, Scully falsely claimed that he had been hacked after a tweet appeared on his Twitter account that solicited advice from Trump opponent Anthony Scaramucci about how to deal with President Donald Trump at the debate, which he was set to host.

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