Why is Hillary’s anti-woman past given a pass by media?

Donald Trump is forcing media organizations to recall former President Bill Clinton’s sex scandal-ridden past, but many reporters are omitting a key detail about the scandals: Hillary Clinton’s role in defending her husband and attacking his accusers.

Instead, the media is suggesting that Hillary Clinton should now be exempt from talking about it at all, despite the active role she played in the 1990s.

Immediately after this week’s first presidential debate, Trump said he considered bringing up Bill’s sex scandal-ridden history but that he didn’t do so because the Clintons’ daughter Chelsea was present in the room.

But the scandal doesn’t only involve the former president and his affair with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky or several more allegations of sexual harassment by Bill Clinton. It also involves Hillary Clinton, who credible witnesses have said attempted to discredit Lewinsky and the other women’s stories.

Still, in recent coverage of the story, the press has omitted Hillary’s role completely. Aboard Clinton’s campaign plane Thursday, a New York Times reporter asked Clinton if it was her responsibility in any way to “speak out on a spouse’s indiscretions or past.”

A segment discussing the topic on MSNBC described it in an on-screen graphic only as “Bill Clinton’s scandals.”

ABC News dubbed it, “Bill Clinton’s past.”

“Monica Lewinsky and Bill Clinton’s indiscretions,” said a Washington Post headline.

Hillary Clinton, however, played a prominent role in her husband’s scandals.

Read the rest of Eddie Scarry’s story at the Washington Examiner.

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Teri Christoph is one of the original founders of Smart Girl Politics. In addition to her work at SGP, Teri is a full-time fundraiser for conservative candidates and causes. She lives in Leesburg, VA, with her husband and four children. You can contact Teri at [email protected].

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