ABC and NBC on Wednesday and Thursday ignored the highly suspicious news that Bill Clinton had a secret meeting earlier in the week with Attorney General Loretta Lynch. This as the Justice Department and the FBI are investigating Hillary Clinton’s private e-mail server. Only CBS bothered to cover the story.

To the credit of the journalists at CBS This Morning, they led the show with what would seem to be big news. At times, however, there was a credulous tone to the reporting. Co-host Charlie Rose assured, “Attorney General Loretta Lynch met privately this week with former President Bill Clinton at a Phoenix airport. Lynch says there was no discussion about the FBI probe.”

Co-host Norah O'Donnell introduced a full report by parroting, “Nancy Cordes looks at the meeting that aides say was an unplanned coincidence.” Cordes added, “That meeting took place as President Bill Clinton was leaving that Phoenix airport and Lynch arriving. She says they did not discuss the e-mail investigation.”

Eventually, Cordes got around to skepticism:

NANCY CORDES: But even the impression of favoritism could hurt Lynch as her department investigates Hillary Clinton's use of a private server as Secretary of State. Some Republicans have called for the appointment of a special proper. It even came up at Lynch's confirmation hearing.

Later on the show, co-host Gayle King assured viewers that the secretive meeting was totally innocent. In addition to CBS This Morning, the network also covered the story on Wednesday’s Evening News. Guest anchor Josh Elliott offered a quick news brief: “Lynch says the two did not discuss the investigation.”

However, at least CBS covered the story. The NBC Nightly News and Today show both skipped it. This is despite four and a half hours of total air time. ABC’s World News Tonight and Good Morning America both did the same.

What happened to the supposed rough skepticism of journalists?

A transcript of the segment is below: