Some personalities were irate when news side figures called out Trumps claims as unfounded.
In its filing, Dominions attorneys wrote: Fox knew the truth.
It knew the allegations against Dominion were outlandish and crazy and ludicrous and nuts.
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Yet it used the power and influence of its platform to promote that false story.
In its motion, Foxs attorneys argue that Dominions lawsuit is an assault on the First Amendment.
Fox also filed an amended counterclaim Thursday (read ithere) that challenges the damages claim.
Murdoch, Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott and a number of personalities have sat for depositions.
Scott replied, yes Sean and even Pirro agrees.
The latter was a reference to Jeanine Pirro, another Fox News host and stalwart defender of Trump.
Fox duped its audience.
Those fers are destroying our credibility.
He said that he had spoken with Hannity and Ingraham and they were highly upset.
At this point were getting hurt no matter what.
Carlson replied, Of course they are.
Were not going to follow them.
He then added, What [Trump is] good at is destroying things.
Hes the undisputed world champion of that.
He could easily destroy us if we play it wrong.
We have to prevent this stuff.
… We need to fact check.
The next day, Murdoch told Scott, very hard to credibly claim foul everywhere.
But she is crazy.
But the viewer backlash only became worse, Dominions attorneys wrote.
Getting creamed by CNN!
Guess our viewers dont want to watch it, Murdoch wrote to Scott about the November 7 call.
Irena Briganti, the networks communications chief, wrote that evening, Our viewers left this week after AZ.
Seriously.. what the f?
Im actually shocked….It needs to stop immediately, like tonight.
Its measurably hurting the company.
The stock price is down.
Carlson added, I just went crazy on Meade over it.
Hannity said that he already sent to Suzanne with a really?
Hannity then added, Im 3 strikes.
Wallace shit debate[.]
Election night a disaster[.]
Not gonna fly.
Did I mention Cavuto.
Heinrich deleted the fact-checking tweet.
There also was a concern among Fox executives and hosts over Cavuto, according to the filing.
Trying to get everyone to comprehend we are on war footing, he wrote.
Carlson responded, Its vandalism.
These people should be watched, if skeptically.
Trump will concede eventually and we should concentrate on Georgia, helping any way we can.
We dont want to antagonize Trump further, but Giuliani taken with a large grain of salt.
Everything at stake here.
This key in of conspiratorial reporting might be exactly what the disgruntled FNC viewer is looking for.
But Bartiromo and Dobbs never reported on the existence of the email as Powells source, Dominions attorneys noted.
Carlson called the Dominion software shit absurd.
While the claims were laughable on their face, Bartiromo gave them credibility, Dominions attorneys wrote.
Dominion plans to seek to lift the redactions in its summary judgment filing, according to a source.
