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CBS reporter's deleted tweet sparks questions after El-Sayed incident

Original: "Tommy, thank you. ... Congrats" Jan Crawford, CBS News' chief national legal correspondent, in a now deleted tweet, cou

CBS News chief national legal correspondent Jan Crawford deleted a tweet reading "Tommy, thank you. ... Congrats" after criticism that she was praising Tommy Teepel, the right-wing activist accused of attacking Michigan congressional candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed. The post, captured before deletion, has drawn anger from US political observers and renewed scrutiny of CBS News' coverage.

Why now: A network journalist's deleted post was seen as praising a man accused of attacking a political candidate, prompting backlash.

Jan CrawfordCBS NewsTommy TeepelAbdul El-Sayed

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• "Tommy, thank you. ... Congrats" Jan Crawford, CBS News' chief national legal correspondent, in a now deleted tweet, couldn't wait to praise Dr. Abdul El-Sayed's attacker, right-wing paid agitator and white Christian nationalist Tommy Teepel. # USPol # CBS · paul@oldfriends.live · 25

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