While some of Carlson’s texts have been publicly released as part of the lawsuit, the one quoted by the Times remains redacted by the court, as do numerous other exhibits. Messages sent to Carlson and his attorney seeking comment were not immediately returned. “Part of me can’t escape the idea that this is to demonstrate that Tucker was a liability,” he said.įox declined comment Wednesday on how the material on Carlson had surfaced. In another, he shares offscreen sexual banter with Piers Morgan before an interview, commenting to someone offscreen that a person’s girlfriend “was kind of yummy.” He is also heard saying how he waits for his “post-menopausal fans” to make comments about his appearance.Īngelo Carusone, Media Matters chairman and president, would not comment Wednesday on how Media Matters acquired the material. In one, Carlson is seen speaking to someone offscreen disparaging Fox’s streaming service, Fox Nation.
Three times in the past week, the anti-Fox watchdog Media Matters for America has released “hot mic” moments of Carlson speaking while on Fox sets, material that was never included on broadcasts. The newspaper said the discovery “contributed to a chain of events” that led to Carlson being fired April 24, less than a week after Fox agreed to pay Dominion nearly $800 million to settle the case.
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But the Times suggested the timing was crucial, as members of Fox’s board found out about the message as part of documents uncovered in the defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems, shortly before a trial was to begin last month. The sentiment was not out of character for Carlson, who has promoted the view that whites are being “replaced” by people of color. In it, Carlson declared that a group of Trump supporters beating a protester was “not how white men fight.” The latest was in The New York Times on Wednesday, reporting on a text message that had been redacted as part of a recent defamation case targeting the network. In his statement to The Post, Leo explained his desire to keep Ginni Thomas' name off the paperwork by asserting he has "always tried to protect the privacy of Justice Thomas and Ginni" because of how "disrespectful, malicious and gossipy people can be.NEW YORK (AP) - A week after Fox News fired star host Tucker Carlson - for reasons that remain unexplained - he has been the subject of a handful of embarrassing stories about some of his private messages and statements while at the network. Last month, ProPublica revealed new details about private jet travel and luxury yacht trips Thomas also accepted from Crow. Earlier Thursday, ProPublica reported that GOP megadonor Harlan Crow had paid private school tuition for Thomas's grandnephew.
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The revelation was the latest in a series of reports in recent weeks about money and gifts Thomas and his family have received from outside interests. It was not clear what the money was for, though Leo told The Post in a statement that it "involved gauging public attitudes and sentiment." The Post reported that Conway's firm, the Polling Company, paid Ginni Thomas's firm $80,000 between June 2011 and June 2012 and expected to pay $20,000 more before the end of 2012. "No mention of Ginni, of course," The Post quoted Leo instructing Conway. Leonard Leo, the former longtime vice president of the Federalist Society who helped President Donald Trump’s administration vet nominees for the high court, instructed Republican pollster Kellyanne Conway to bill a nonprofit called the Judicial Education Project and to pay Virginia "Ginni" Thomas $25,000, The Post reported. WASHINGTON − A well-known conservative legal activist who has helped shape the modern Supreme Court arranged for the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas to receive tens of thousands of dollars for consulting work, according to a report Thursday in The Washington Post.
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