On January 6, 2021, supporters of former President Donald Trump attacked the US Capitol. According to court filings, Trump attempted to call into Fox News after the attack, but the network refused to put him on air. Fox News host Lou Dobbs opened his show with musings on the election results, asking how Biden had received 15 million more votes than Obama, and saying they did not expect to get an answer to it that night. The House select committee is still investigating the attack, and it remains unclear if they will ever get an answer to the question.
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Fox News employees have expressed serious concerns about allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election, according to a court filing in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against the network. Internal communications from Fox News employees involved in election coverage reveal that producers, executives and stars of the network knew that the election wasn’t stolen and that many fraud claims were bogus. The filing is part of a larger legal battle between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems, and it remains to be seen how the court will rule on the case.
Fox News has come under fire after damning messages were revealed in a court filing, showing that prominent stars and executives at the network privately ridiculed claims of election fraud in the 2020 election, despite allowing lies about the presidential contest to be promoted on its air. The lawsuit is seeking $1.6 billion in damages from Fox News for defamation, sparking a debate about the role of media outlets in promoting false information. Critics argue that the network should have taken more responsibility for the lies it allowed to be broadcast, while supporters argue that the network should not be held responsible for the opinions of its guests.
President Joe Biden has declined a request from Fox News for a pre-Super Bowl interview, instead opting to do an interview with Fox Soul, a streaming platform aimed at Black Americans. However, Fox has canceled the interview, continuing the Biden administration's icy relationship with the right-wing channel. The annual presidential Super Bowl interview is usually taped on the Friday before the game, but Biden is not expected to participate this year.
Hunter Biden has launched an aggressive new strategy to combat long-running federal criminal investigations and new probes promised by congressional Republicans. His legal team has sent letters to the Delaware attorney general, the Department of Justice, the I.R.S. and attorneys for Fox News and Tucker Carlson, demanding state and federal investigations into the dissemination of material from his laptop. They have also threatened a defamation lawsuit against Fox News' Tucker Carlson for allegedly failing to correct false statements. This proactive approach marks a dramatic shift in strategy for the president's son.
Nikki Haley, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and South Carolina governor, is expected to announce her bid for the 2024 presidential election on February 15th in Charleston. This makes her the second candidate for the GOP nomination in 2024 and the first to openly declare against former President Donald Trump. Haley has hinted at a 2024 run and is calling for "generational change" when looking at the future of the country. If she officially announces her candidacy, she will join a growing list of Republicans vying for the party's nomination in 2024.
Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley is expected to announce her candidacy for the 2024 presidential election on February 15th in Charleston, South Carolina. She is the first Republican to jump into the race this year and is expected to face former President Donald Trump as her only competition. Haley has hinted at a potential presidential bid this month, and her announcement is expected to move her closer to launching a campaign. It will be interesting to see how her candidacy is received by the Republican party and the American public.
Fox News foreign correspondent Benjamin Hall recounted his experience of being injured in a Russian bomb blast in Ukraine last year on Fox & Friends. Hall described the moment of the explosion, and read an excerpt from his upcoming memoir about hearing his daughters' voices urging him to get out of the car. He also spoke of his colleague Pierre Zakrzewski, who was killed in the blast, and the conversation they had while wounded, which gave Hall the strength to keep going. Hall's story is a powerful reminder of the courage of those who risk their lives to report from dangerous places.