March 4, 2019: Fox News Had the Stormy Daniels Story and Killed It

 

3/4/19: In perhaps the least surprising story of the day, The New Yorker reveals collusion between President Trump and…Fox News! 

We have seen some of the evidence before: the incessant praise for Trump from the hosts of Fox & Friends, the daily dish of Trump lovin’ fed to viewers by the perpetually outraged-at-liberals Lou Dobbs. 

We watched Heather Nauert, former Fox News Bunny, serve as spokesperson for the Department of State. 

We saw Bill Shine, disgraced former Fox executive, hired to lead the White House communications department. 

There was Sean Hannity, popping up onstage at campaign rallies besides his chunky, orange pal. 

Then it was Hannity landing seven interviews with the president and Fox landing 37 more, each chock-full of softball questions…just to be sure the president looked good.

 

Sample question from any Fox interview: “Are you the best president in history, Mr. Trump?” 

Trump: “Yes, and thanks for asking.” 

Interview ends. 

 

Fox News performed its own version of “capture and kill.” 

Now it turns out, a Fox reporter had the story of Stormy Daniels and her one-night stand with Donald before the 2016 election. The network performed its own version of “capture and kill,” despite proof Daniels was telling the truth – that Trump had cheated on his third wife, now First Lady. 

“Good reporting, kiddo,” a top executive at Fox told Diana Falzone, the reporter on the case. “But Rupert [Murdoch] wants Donald Trump to win. So just let it go.” 

As a writer for The New Yorker explains: 

Falzone discovered that the National Enquirer, in partnership with Trump, had made a “catch and kill” deal with Daniels – buying the exclusive rights to her story in order to bury it. Falzone pitched this story to Fox, too, but it went nowhere.

 

Falzone was demoted the following January “without explanation.” She sued Fox and reached a settlement. Falzone signed a non-disclosure agreement.

 

So, there you go.

 

Fox News: “Fair and balanced.”  We don’t let you hear the bad news about Trump. You decide. 

Also: Non-disclosure agreements are the best kind of news.

Rupert Murdoch.