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James Murdoch: Others, not I, misled Parliament
[November 10, 2011]
LONDON (AP)
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Murdoch was speaking Thursday before Parliament. He is facing questions from lawmakers who want to know what he knew about an email that proved that phone hacking at the News of the World tabloid went further than Murdoch's company was admitting at the time. When Murdoch earlier appeared before Parliament in July, he insisted he'd been blind-sided by the scandal that has shaken his father Rupert Murdoch's media empire. But the 38-year-old News Corp. executive's assurances have since been challenged by former lieutenants, senior lawyers and documentary evidence. ___ Online: Media committee website: http://www.parliament.uk/cmscom ___ THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. ___ LONDON (AP) -- James Murdoch insisted on Thursday he wasn't told the whole truth about phone hacking at the News of the World, blaming subordinates for keeping him in the dark about the extent of wrongdoing at his company's flagship Sunday tabloid. Murdoch was speaking at his second appearance before Parliament in four months. He is facing questions from lawmakers who want to know what he knew about an email that proved that phone hacking at the News of the World tabloid went further than Murdoch's company was admitting at the time. "Any suspicion of wider-spread wrongdoing, none of that was mentioned to me," Murdoch said. When Murdoch earlier appeared before Parliament in July, he insisted he'd been blind-sided by the scandal that has shaken his father Rupert Murdoch's media empire. But the 38-year-old News Corp. executive's assurances have since been challenged by former lieutenants, senior lawyers and documentary evidence. Murdoch is likely to face further questions about the damning evidence. He is also likely to be quizzed on his company's spying on the lawyers of phone hacking victims. ___ Online: Media committee website: http://www.parliament.uk/cmscom |
