"Tucker Carlson ‘passionately’ hates Trump, and eight more key revelations about Fox News from new Dominion filings"

"Fox News continues to be exposed like never before.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 31: News Corp executive chairman, Rupert Murdoch talks on October 31, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. Murdoch delivered the 10th annual lecture at the Lowy Institute's annual black tie event in Sydney. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Hear why legal analyst thinks Fox News is facing 'very serious' legal exposure
In legal filings made public Tuesday as part of Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against the right-wing channel, a trove of private text messages, emails, and deposition transcripts offered a new look at how the sausage is made behind the scenes at the channel — and it is ugly.

The filings expose the face of the network, Tucker Carlson, as a fraud. They show that Rupert Murdoch rejected conspiracy theories about Dominion, despite allowing them to be promoted on his network. And they show the contempt that hosts like Sean Hannity have for some of their colleagues who tried to tell the truth about what actually transpired in the 2020 election.

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The legal filings total hundreds and hundreds of pages. Journalists will unquestionably be sifting through them for days and weeks to come. But here are some immediate takeaways:

► Carlson “passionately” hates Trump: In a number of private text messages, Carlson was harshly critical of Trump. In one November 2020 exchange, Carlson said Trump’s decision to snub Joe Biden’s inauguration was “so destructive.” Carlson added that Trump’s post-election behavior was “disgusting” and that he was “trying to look away.” In another text message conversation, two days before the January 6 attack, Carlson said, “We are very, very close to being able to ignore Trump most nights. I truly can’t wait.” Carlson added of Trump, “I hate him passionately.” The Fox host said of the Trump presidency, “That’s the last four years. We’re all pretending we’ve got a lot to show for it, because admitting what a disaster it’s been is too tough to digest. But come on. There isn’t really an upside to Trump.”

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/08/media/fox-news-dominion-filings-reliable-sources/index.html

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