News outlet admits it withheld explosive information about Beto O'Rourke until after Senate race

Newswire service Reuters revealed over the weekend that one of its reporters sat on an explosive story about former Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) until after his contentious election battle against Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) last year, only publishing the story once O'Rourke officially announced his presidential candidacy.

Last Friday, Reuters exclusively reported O'Rourke's longtime membership in American computer hacking group Cult of the Dead Cow, one of the oldest and most influential computer hacking groups in U.S. history. O'Rourke joined the group as a teenager. According to Reuters, members of CDC protected O'Rourke's secret for decades, "reluctant to compromise his political viability."

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