In an attempt to demonstrate how pervasive sexual assault was in politics Tuesday, CBS Evening News went back to the 90’s for a heinous example. No, they didn’t cover the plethora of examples swirling around former President Bill Clinton. Instead, they chose one of their favorite conservative punching bags, Justice Clarence Thomas. “While these stories are being shared across social media today, the theme and its reality are nothing new,” stated CBS reporter Anna Werner before taking her shots at Thomas.

“25 years ago, 35-year-old law professor Anita Hill sat before an all-male Senate Judiciary Committee recounting how Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas allegedly harassed her,” recalled Werner, conveniently omitting that the hearing was chaired by none other than Senator Joe Biden.

Werner completely ignored the facts of the case and gave no backstory, yet stated “Thomas landed a spot on the court. Hill landed a lifetime of defending her story.” She spoke as if it was a known fact that Thomas had somehow weaseled his way out of a deserved punishment. The CBS report failed mention Hill’s evolving story or the testimony of other women which contradicted Hill’s accusations.

But that didn’t stop Werner from sitting down with Hill to get her perspective on the Donald Trump tape situation. “What I think should have been the focus of the conversation is the harm that sexual harassment causes to the victims,” Hill told Werner, “This is a powerful moment for us to understand that and to think about, “Okay, what do we do next to make sure this doesn't happen to another generation?””

CBS and Werner went out of their way to produce yet another Justice Thomas hit piece, even though Trump made it easy for them by dragging reporters to a press conference with Bill Clinton’s accusers before Sunday’s presidential debate. This bias was on display during their Monday night broadcast as well. During the same show, CBS labeled Trump’s tape as “sexual assault” while claiming Clinton’s attacks were “extramarital affairs.” Willfully ignoring the examples of sexual assault allegations placed in front of them makes it painfully obvious who CBS is protecting.

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