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MSNBC edits out Roger Stone interview

MSNBC purposely edited out an interview that Bloomberg's Mark Halperin and John Heilemann held with former Donald Trump adviser Roger Stone on Monday for their show "With All Due Respect," an MSNBC spokeswoman confirmed.

Whereas the Bloomberg version of the show, which airs at 5 p.m., featured a 10-minute or so interview with Stone, when the program re-aired on MSNBC an hour later at 6 p.m., anchor Steve Kornacki interrupted the program for "breaking news" of John Kasich speaking at a rally in New York, where he spoke of his family, his background and how he believes people are put on the earth for a purpose to lift up others. Halperin teasing the interview was also seamlessly edited out, though Stone's segment remained in the show's line up which is permanently affixed on the right side of the screen during the show.

After airing the Kasich rally for the same amount of time as the Stone interview, Kornacki broke back in for a commercial break and to reintroduce "With All Due Respect" without mentioning Stone.

The Stone editing was first flagged by liberal media watchdog group Media Matters.

When asked if MSNBC has also banned Stone from their network and whether they had purposely edited out his interview from the "With All Due Respect" broadcast, an MSNBC spokeswoman said "Yes" but declined to comment further.

In February CNN banned Stone, who parted ways with the Trump campaign last year, after Stone tweeted disparaging remarks about some CNN contributors.