The NBC News reporter who was suspended over a retracted story — about an assault on Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, that helped spur conspiracy theories about the attack — is leaving the network.
Miguel Almaguer — a correspondent for NBC’s “Today” show whose story had claimed that Paul Pelosi was not in danger when San Francisco police arrived at his home in response to a distress call in November 2022 — announced on Instagram that he is no longer employed by the Peacock Network.
An NBC investigation revealed that Almaguer relied on sourcing that was “unreliable.”
“Seen a lot. Done a lot. Learned a lot. Thankful for my nearly 2 decade long run at NBC News,” the Emmy Award-winning journalist wrote on his Instagram account.
“But more than anything grateful for those in the trenches with me.”
Almaguer described his tenure at NBC News as “more an adventure than work.”
“Change is hard and goodbyes aren’t easy. But turning the page is exciting,” he wrote on Instagram.
The caption was attached to a photo showing Almaguer walking alongside “NBC Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt in what appears to be the network’s offices at 30 Rockefeller Center in Midtown Manhattan.
The Post has sought comment from NBC News.
The news site Mediaite published an internal memo circulated to NBC employees confirming his departure.
“Miguel has been a valued member of our newsgathering team, traveling around the country and the globe to cover many of the biggest stories,” the memo read.
The memo included a message from Almaguer, who wrote that he was “so grateful for the opportunity to have worked at NBC News for the last 18 years.”
“I am especially thankful and indebted to each one of you — my colleagues, true professionals who worked so tirelessly by my side in the trenches,” he wrote.
In November, a California jury convicted David DePape of attempted kidnapping of a federal official and assault on the immediate family member of a federal official after he broke into former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home in San Francisco a year prior.
The attack on then-82-year-old Paul Pelosi that was captured on police body camera video just days before the midterm elections sent shockwaves through the political world.
Almaguer reported that Paul Pelosi answered the door for cops who responded to a 911 call, but that they were “seemingly unaware they had been called to the home of the speaker of the House.”
Pelosi didn’t “declare an emergency” or try to leave, but instead walked several feet back into the foyer toward DePape, who had broken into the home and was carrying a hammer, sources told NBC.
NBC, which cited sources familiar with the matter, said it wasn’t clear what Pelosi’s mental state was or if he had already been hurt.
The report contradicted court documents filed in DePape’s case that said Pelosi “nervously but calmly greeted” officers in a dimly lit foyer where both men stood.
It was later taken down with the explanation: “The piece should not have aired because it did not meet NBC News reporting standards.”
Right-wing media outlets took the report and its retraction as proof of a politically motivated cover-up in the attack, which left Pelosi with a cracked skull.
DePape faces up to 50 years in prison.
