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Where in the world is Miguel Almaguer after Pelosi-report retraction?

Have you seen this reporter, ladies and gentleman? NBC News’ Miguel Almaguer was last seen on the Today show nearly a month ago, giving an update on the Paul Pelosi assault story. At the time, Almaguer’s sources within San Francisco law enforcement told him that body-cam records showed Pelosi opening the door when police arrived, and then walking back toward his assailant.

NBC News later retracted the story, but didn’t explain what Almaguer got wrong. Almost two weeks later, the local NBC affiliate confirmed Almaguer’s initial reporting:

Police body camera video that captured the attack on Paul Pelosi, and the moments leading up to it, contradict one of the details included in the Department of Justice’s account of what happened that evening, according to a source familiar with the Pelosi investigation who personally viewed the body camera footage and spoke to the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit.

…. Almaguer hasn’t been seen on air since. Fox News wondered why yesterday:

NBC News correspondent Miguel Almaguer still has not appeared on air since his Nov. 4 report was retracted without explanation after it suggested Paul Pelosi may not have been in immediate danger when police arrived the night he was assaulted in the San Francisco home he shares with his wife, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Almaguer, a Los Angeles-based correspondent, is typically a fixture on NBC’s “Today” and “NBC Nightly News,” but was reportedly suspended when his stunning report was mysteriously retracted without explanation. …

Almaguer’s report seemed to coincide with theories that key details are being withheld from the public. For nearly a month, NBC News has refused to explain what was wrong about Almaguer’s report aside from a vague line that it didn’t meet company standards. NBC News hasn’t even admitted Almaguer is suspended with an on-the-record statement.

As of Monday morning, Almaguer had not tweeted since Nov. 3, either.