The $1.6 billion Dominion lawsuit illuminates the private thoughts of Fox personalities. In text to his producer, he's calling Trump a demonic force, a destroyer. As this is happening, Tucker decides to retell one of the most memorable and disputed events in recent American history. Some of the people you'd expect to be on board turn on Tucker Carlson.
The Fox News host aired a splashy exclusive this month about the January 6 insurrection. Some Republican senators saw his coverage — and publicly called “b******t.”
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah with help from Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.
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