MSNBC silent over guest Elie Mystal’s long history of racially charged rhetoric

Frequent MSNBC guest Elie Mystal has repeatedly garnered attention for racially charged comments, but the NBCUniversal News Group division appears to be staying silent on how the network feels about his recurrent rants. 

Mystal, who works as a justice correspondent for The Nation, attacked Republican Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker on Saturday during a segment on "The Cross Connection." Mystal suggested Walker is only supported by the GOP because he does what they "want from their Negroes."

"You ask why are Republicans backing this man who’s so clearly unintelligent, who so clearly...