Ex-New York Times editorial page editor apologizes to Sarah Palin at defamation trial
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NY Times Editor Tearfully Grovels to Sarah Palin in Court Testimony.
PULSE POINTS:What Happened: James Bennet, a former opinion editor for the New York Times, apologized to Sarah Palin during a federal court hearing about a 2017 editorial that falsely linked her political action committee to a 2011 shooting incident. Who’s Involved: James Bennet, Sarah Palin, Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-AZ), U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff, and Steve Scalise (R-LA). Where & When: The event took place in federal court on Thursday during…
Former New York Times opinions editor apologizes to Sarah Palin over 2017 editorial
James Bennet, the former editor responsible for the inaccuracy in the piece, admitted during a defamation trial on Thursday that he put the information into the op-ed without vetting it first. He also apologized for the "mistake."


Ex-NY Times editor breaks down in tears, apologizes to Sarah Palin at defamation trial — but former Alaska gov wasn’t buying it
Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin reportedly did not accept a tearful apology from the former opinion page editor of the New York Times.
New York Times Editor Tearfully Apologizes to Sarah Palin
“Former New York Times opinion editor James Bennet cried on the witness stand in federal court while apologizing to Sarah Palin over a 2017 story that falsely suggested her political action committee was connected to the 2011 Arizona mass shooting that killed six people and severely injured then-Rep. Gabby Giffords,” The Wrap reports. Said Bennet: “I blew it, you know. I made a mistake.”
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