MSNBC contributor Jon Meacham secretly helped write Joe Biden's speeches

The New York Times

The acclaimed presidential historian -- who took the unusual step earlier this year of endorsing Biden for president -- "has been playing a larger role than was previously known, both writing drafts of speeches and offering edits on many of Mr. Biden’s big addresses, including one he gave at Gettysburg last month and his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in August," according to The New York Times. Meacham has been a regular on MSNBC and NBC News, but The Times reports he will no longer be a paid contributor following the revelation, though he'll still be welcomed back as a guest. In fact, he was on MSNBC before and after Biden's speech Saturday night.