A black church group has called on MSNBC to suspend one of its lead anchors over reports he received $500,000 in undisclosed donations from Kamala Harris’ campaign.

Host Al Sharpton interviewed Ms Harris twice in October on his show PoliticsNation in the lead up to election day.

FEC filings later revealed her campaign had made two donations of $250,000 each to the presenter’s non-profit National Action Network, with the network admitting last week that it was “unaware” of the payments.

The National Black Church Initiative, which represents 150,000 black churches across the country, has said that the payment to Mr Sharpton’s group “puts a moral stain on the integrity of the black Church”.