ABC News has yet to comment on a document purportedly from an anonymous “whistleblower” alleging there was close collaboration between the network and Kamala Harris’ team ahead of the debate.
The unverified document, said to be an affidavit signed by a notary public on Sept. 9, has sparked controversy as it spread online.
ABC News allegedly asked Harris questions before the debate and agreed to preconditions to give her an advantage over former President Donald Trump.
It was reportedly written by a male staffer who has worked at the station for about ten years, during which time he said her reporting style had become increasingly problematic. It was dated the day before Harris faced off against Trump, in what many observers saw as a victory for the vice president.
The alleged staffer also claimed to have sent the document to House Speaker Mike Johnson.
ABC News has yet to comment on a document said to have come from an anonymous “whistleblower” alleging there was close collaboration between the network and Kamala Harris’ team ahead of the debate.
The unverified document, said to be an affidavit signed by a notary public on Sept. 9, has sparked controversy as it has spread online.
DailyMail.com has contacted several members of the ABC communications team for comment on Monday morning but has not yet received a response.
The document continues to gain traction on social media, after first appearing on the account of right-wing influencer and January 6 participant Philip Anderson last week, two days after the debate.
Despite being unverified, it has generated a torrent of discourse, with big names like Bill Ackman and Marjorie Taylor Greene seemingly embracing it.
“This seems credible,” Ackman, the 58-year-old billionaire hedge fund manager, wrote on Sunday, sharing a post showing the six pages in question.
Greene, the MAGA Republican from Georgia, went even further, re-sharing a since-debunked blog post that claimed the whistleblower died on Sunday.
“The ABC whistleblower who claimed Kamala Harris was given questions before the debate has died in a car crash, according to news reports,” Greene wrote in a post on X that remains available.
Four hours later, he offered a correction.
“This story appears to be false, and I’m glad to hear it,” Greene wrote, before restating the original claims.
The document alleges that ABC News asked Harris questions before the debate and agreed to preconditions to give her an advantage over former President Donald Trump.
It was allegedly written by a male employee who has worked at the station for about ten years, during which time he said ABC’s reporting style had become increasingly problematic.
The image shows some of the alleged agreements reached by the two parties.
“We need a serious investigation into the whistleblower report that claims Kamala Harris received debate questions in advance from ABC!” he proclaimed.
Ackman, founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, added: “I find the allegations credible as written, particularly since the affidavit was purportedly made the day before the debate and mentions details, such as Harris’s smaller podium, that only became public later.”
There is no proof that the affidavit was drafted on the day indicated in the document and the seal of the notary public described in the document is missing.
The document includes several redactions that conceal the identity of the alleged staff member.
The document says Harris would not be subject to the same fact-checking as Trump, nor would she be asked questions about President Biden’s health.
Questions about Harris’s time as California attorney general and those involving her brother-in-law, Tony West, who is from San Francisco and served as U.S. associate attorney general at the time, were also declined.
He married Harris’s sister, Maya, a decade earlier, and today is “a major force behind Ms. Harris’s campaign and its record-breaking fundraising,” serving as a “critical point of contact for business leaders and major donors,” according to The New York Times.
Despite being unproven, the document generated a torrent of discourse, with big names like Bill Ackman (left) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (right) apparently believing it.
A post on X featuring the document has been viewed nearly 8 million times in just over 24 hours.
An excerpt from the document states that West “faces allegations of misusing millions of dollars in taxpayer funds” and “could be involved” in Harris’ administrations if she is elected.
These claims are also unproven and have never been disseminated.
A post on X featuring the document has been viewed nearly 8 million times in just over 24 hours.