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Whatever Trump’s Jan. 6 indictment brings, Fox News is effectively his unindicted co-conspirator | Media Matters for America

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Murdoch wants to own America before he dies. Unfortunately, he gave birth to a myriad of copycats who have watered down, fragmented his ratings and made him a bit more susceptible to bargaining and the influence of others.

That night, Fox host Laura Ingraham denounced the target letter as a “political prosecution” in which the “Biden DOJ [is] making a total mockery of our legal system” in order to stop Trump’s 2024 campaign. Newly anointed 8 p.m. host Jesse Watters urged House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to take action to stop Smith, perhaps by eliminating the funding for his office. And Sean Hannity hosted Trump himself, giving the former president an unimpeded platform to rant against the potential charges.

Source: Whatever Trump’s Jan. 6 indictment brings, Fox News is effectively his unindicted co-conspirator | Media Matters for America