NYT Suspends White House Reporter Glenn Thrush Over Allegations Of Sexual Misconduct

It never ends.

Remember Glenn Thrush? He’s the former Politico hack who basically asked John Podesta to fact-check his story for him during the good ol’ election days. After that whole fiasco, the New York Times picked him up.

I bet NYT is regretting that decision now. As it turns out, the outlet has suspended Thrush over allegations of sexual misconduct.

The move came after the website Vox published a report containing allegations from four female journalists that Mr. Thrush, who was hired by The Times in January to cover the Trump administration, had acted inappropriately toward them. Mr. Thrush was a star reporter at Politico before joining The Times.

The women cited in the Vox article described Mr. Thrush’s behavior as including unwanted kissing and touching. Three of the women were not identified by name. The fourth, Laura McGann, wrote the article, which was presented in the first person.

“The behavior attributed to Glenn in this Vox story is very concerning and not in keeping with the standards and values of The New York Times,” The Times said in a statement on Monday. “We intend to fully investigate and while we do, Glenn will be suspended.”

The Times began an inquiry into Mr. Thrush’s behavior last week after learning that Vox planned to publish its article about him, according to a person briefed on The Times’s response.

Thrush has responded to the allegations.

“I apologize to any woman who felt uncomfortable in my presence, and for any situation where I behaved inappropriately,” he stated. “Any behavior that makes a woman feel disrespected or uncomfortable is unacceptable.”

So he’s not denying it. Good to know.

Mr. Thrush’s byline has been among the most recognizable this year at The Times, where he was one of six reporters covering the White House full time. In addition, Random House recently announced that it would publish a book about President Trump by Mr. Thrush and Maggie Haberman, another White House reporter for The Times and a former colleague of Mr. Thrush’s at Politico.

In a statement on Monday, Random House said, “This matter recently came to our attention and we are looking at it closely and seriously.”

I can’t believe I’m saying this, but good for the New York Times. It’s nice to see liberals apply standards to themselves.