![]() ![]() On Thursday, Trump’s very strong tendency to compound his own legal troubles by repeating lies and conspiracy theories that have already landed him in trouble were tamped by Hannity’s gentle questioning and redirection – and perhaps some strategic editing. ![]() On that night, Trump also disparaged the author E Jean Carroll, prompting her to seek “very substantial” additional damages soon after he was found liable in a civil case for sexually abusing her. The night stood in stark contrast to the CNN event, during which Trump repeatedly, baselessly claimed that the 2020 election was rigged against him, and that “millions” of votes were stolen from him. The network plans to air more footage from the town hall on Friday evening, but Thursday’s broadcast steered Trump away from the 2020 election, instead directing him to discuss Joe Biden’s mental acuity, the border wall, and a host of other topics that reliably rile up Fox views and Trump’s base. The network recently agreed to a $787.5m settlement with Dominion Voting Systems over its broadcasting of Trump’s election lies, and it is still facing a defamation lawsuit from another voting technology company, Smartmatic. Fox News pre-taped the event, allowing it edit out lies that could provoke further lawsuitsĪnd notably the hour-long special didn’t include a single reference to Trump’s election conspiracy theories.įox has good reason to tread carefully. Here are our main takeaways from the night.
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