A Boston law firm has been secretly funneling money to top Democrats in an effort to influence the 2016 elections. Yet, ABC and NBC have, thus far, skipped the revelation. Only CBS This Morning on Wednesday covered the story. Co-host Gayle King explained, “Hillary Clinton's campaign is returning thousands of dollars in donations tied to what may be one of largest straw donors schemes ever uncovered.”

She added that the Thorton law firm has given thousands to Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Harry Reid, as well as President Obama. Hillary Clinton is giving back her donation. Reporter Tony Dokoupil told viewers, “According to the firm's own documents leaked by a whistle-blower, days or even hours after making these donations partners received money matching the amount they gave.”

The lack of interest from ABC and NBC comes despite the fact that the Boston Globe has led the investigation (along with the Center for Responsive Politics). This is the same team behind the child abuse scandal, highlighted in the movie Spotlight.

Dokoupil broke down how the scheme worked:

TONY DOKOUPIL: The Spotlight team and the Center for Responsive Politics looked at donations from three of the firms partners from 2010 to 2014. The trio and one of their wives gave $1.6 million, mostly to Democrats. Over the same period received $1.4 million back in bonuses.

This is called straw donor reimbursement.

Mrs. Clinton, Warren and other Democrats have condemned violations of campaign finance laws as well as corruption involving government and power brokers. Warren has yet to return her donations. One would think that ABC and NBC would show interest in this controversy and potential hypocrisy. So far, however, they’ve avoided embarrassing top Democrats.

A transcript of the segment is below:

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