Vittert was a Fox News reporter who was frequently criticized by Trump and now works at NewsNation. “We devote our lives to building an audience, and they let Chris Wallace and Leland f- Vittert wreck it,” Carlson texted in a group conversation with fellow hosts Laura Ingraham and Sean Hannity after the 2020 election. However, some of the comments that Carlson had made about Fox News management in communications that turned up in the discovery process for the case may have played a role in his downfall. Dominion accused Fox of knowingly making false claims related to the 2020 election. 6 attack.Ĭarlson’s ouster was not part of the $787.5-million settlement Fox News agreed to pay to Dominion last week, according to a representative for Dominion. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield) sparked a backlash among Democrats and others when he granted Carlson exclusive access to thousands of hours of surveillance footage from the Jan. The FBI told “60 Minutes” that Epps has never worked for the agency. The media mogul acknowledged that he could have stopped the parade of conspiracy theorists on Fox News from amplifying false claims by former President Trump and his surrogates that the election in 2020 was stolen.Įpps was interviewed Sunday on “60 Minutes” and said he has been subjected to death threats as a result of Carlson’s statements about him. Will Dominion-Fox News lawsuit be different? The host has promoted the conspiracy theory that it was provoked by government agents, and Carlson has called Ray Epps - an Arizona man who participated in the storming of the Capitol but did not enter the building - an FBI plant, without presenting any evidence.Ĭompany Town Murdoch has survived scandal after scandal. Murdoch also was said to be concerned about Carlson’s coverage of the Jan. Carlson and his subordinates remain individual defendants in the case, and we look forward to taking their depositions under oath in the very near term.”įox News said in a statement will defend itself against what it called Grossberg’s legal claims, which the company called “riddled with false allegations.”

“Tucker Carlson’s departure from Fox News is, in part, an admission of the systemic lying, bullying and conspiracy-mongering claimed by our client, former top producer Abby Grossberg,” said Tanvir Rahman, one of Grossberg’s attorneys. In a statement, attorneys for Grossberg suggested her suit was a key factor in Carlson’s exit. Tucker Carlson, a fixture on conservative cable channel Fox News, exited the network on April 24. Company Town Tucker Carlson’s Fox News career and exit

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