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In covering the [[Boston Marathon bombing]] for [[MSNBC]] and NBC News, Williams earned praise from various media analysts for choosing to report events in a restrained, cautionary fashion. In contrast with the [[Associated Press]] and [[CNN]], Williams refused to report a later-retracted claim that the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] had arrested a suspect for the bombing.<ref>{{cite web|last=Freedlander|first=David|title=NBC, Today Show Get Boston Marathon Bombing Coverage Right|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/04/20/nbc-today-show-get-boston-marathon-bombing-coverage-right.html|work= [[The Daily Beast]]|access-date=June 6, 2013|date=April 20, 2013}}</ref> For ''[[Politico]]'', Dylan Byers commented: "On a major story that has been defined by inaccurate and conflicting reports and wild speculation, Williams has been calm, diligent and correct."<ref>{{cite web|last=Byers|first=Dylan|title=Pete Williams and the threat to CNN|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/04/pete-williams-and-the-threat-to-cnn-162096.html| publisher = Dylan Byers on Media (blog of [[Politico]]) |access-date=June 6, 2013|date=April 19, 2013}}</ref> Brian Resnick of the ''[[National Journal]]'' wrote that Williams showed "restraint in not jumping too far into conclusions."<ref>{{cite web|last=Resnick|first=Brian|title=Pete Williams' Reporting Philosophy, And Why He's Getting Boston Right|url=http://www.nationaljournal.com/domesticpolicy/pete-williams-reporting-philosophy-and-why-he-s-getting-boston-right-20130419|work=[[National Journal]]|access-date=June 6, 2013|date=April 19, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611164027/http://www.nationaljournal.com/domesticpolicy/pete-williams-reporting-philosophy-and-why-he-s-getting-boston-right-20130419|archive-date=June 11, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The phrase "NBC's Pete Williams" became a trending topic in the overnight hours of April 19, 2013.<ref>[https://twitter.com/HuffPostMedia/status/325178956066201600].</ref>
In covering the April 2, 2021 attack on the US Capitol Building, Pete Williams claimed the assailant was a "White Man" before any knowledge of the driver was released by authorities. He did not retract his statement. "The question now is, what’s the condition of the Capitol Police officers who were injured when the man -- we’re told it was a White male that was driving the car -- when the man got out of the car and attacked the police officers with a knife," Williams told MSNBC anchor Katy Tur. The assailant turned out to be a black, male
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