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tucker carlson referred to the President donald trump The 2020 presidential election was described as a “total nonsense”, newly released documents have revealed.
This detail was included in a filing by voting machine manufacturer Smartmatic as part of its lawsuit fox newsCarlson’s former employer, from whom he is seeking $2.7 billion in damages over coverage of the company’s explosive fallout. Joe BidenVictory over Trump.
Fox previously settled a similar lawsuit Dominion Voting System Carlson left the right-wing network several months later for $787.5 million in April 2023, becoming one of its most popular primetime anchors.
Responding to the release of the documents on Sunday, which include messages sent by other key figures in the company Rupert Murdoch, sean hannity And Maria Bartiromofox Said In a statement: “The evidence shows that Smartmatic’s business and reputation were being badly affected long before any claims by President Trump’s lawyers on Fox News and that Smartmatic greatly exaggerated its loss claims to grab headlines and stifle free speech.
“Now, following Smartmatic’s criminal charges of bribery in the Philippines and the government’s motion to include evidence of Smartmatic’s business dealings in Venezuela and Los Angeles County, we are eager and ready to continue defending our freedom of the press.”
The new installment of the filing contains an exchange involving Carlson, which was first reported GuardianDating from November 9, 2020, in which an unidentified person tells him that, in his opinion, Trump should concede defeat and abandon his false claims that the election was stolen in a vast, nationwide conspiracy orchestrated by Democrats.
“Oh, I’m fully aware,” Carlson is recorded responding, referring to the Republican president as a “total jerk” and adding: “We obviously can’t control him. No matter how he behaves, we have to do the responsible thing.”
In another exchange, Hannity was reportedly caught complaining about Carlson criticizing the Trump lawyer sydney powellWho famously called himself “The Kraken” over his claims of vote hacking.
Hannity is said to have compared his colleague to disgraced former Star anchor Bill O’Reilly, known for his independent ideology, writing, “His problem.” “Classic O’Reilly move. Might be too clever by half. Trump people are p***ed.”
according to mediaiteThe documents also show that ex-Trump strategists steve bannon Bartiromo was urged to run for Senate in his native New York, and the late Fox hosted lou dobbs Complained that Georgia Republican Rep. marjorie taylor greenNow out of Trump’s favor and resigning from congressWas “blackballed” by the network.
Dominion’s earlier lawsuit against Fox found many of the same insider details, including Carlson referring to Trump “Demonic Power” Within national politics.
According to documents filed in the case, Carlson messaged his Fox producers, “He’s the undisputed world champion at this.” He called the then-outgoing president “a demonic force, a destroyer”, adding, “If we are wrong he can easily destroy us.”
carlson still Spoke at several Trump rallies at the end of his victorious 2024 presidential election campaign and was recently defended by the president On the uproar after his interview with a white supremacist Nick Fuentes,