CHRIS MATTHEWS AT CENTER OF NEW NBC SCANDAL AS IT EMERGES GUESTS ON HIS SHOW HARDBALL GAVE HIS WIFE AT LEAST $79K TO FUND HER POLITICAL CAMPAIGN:

• Kathleen Matthews is running as a Democrat for Congress in Maryland’s eighth district.
• Husband Chris Matthews assured viewers last summer he would maintain fair coverage and transparency on his show Hardball.
• But guests on Hardball have contributed to Kathleen’s campaign without him mentioning it.
• Revelation comes months after news anchor Brian Williams was suspended for making up details of stories he covered.

As Glenn likes to say, just think of them as Democratic Party operatives with bylines and you won’t go far wrong.