Seth Meyers was once disgusted however unsurprised by way of Fox Information’ resolution to not air Thursday night time’s listening to in regards to the U.S. Capitol rebellion, noting that the conservative community was once a “key suspect in it.”
“That may be like if Court docket TV’s protection of the O.J. [Simpson] trial were hosted by way of O.J.,” the “Past due Evening” host quipped in his Thursday night time display, taped forward of the are living listening to of the Space Choose committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, assault.
“Fox was once an lively player in spreading the large lie that ended in the tried coup and has since helped whitewash and canopy up what took place,” Meyers mentioned, noting that the Jan. 6 committee had already published non-public texts from Fox Information hosts Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity and Brian Kilmeade to then-White Space leader of workforce Mark Meadows at the day of the rebellion.
All 3 advised former President Donald Trump to forestall his supporters.
“Believe if the committee learn the ones textual content messages after which Fox reduce to Hannity or Ingraham,” Meyers mentioned. “It’d be like looking at that ‘Planet Earth’ clip the place the snakes chase the iguana, after which on the finish, they reduce to an interview with the snakes.”
“They knew it was once his fault, and so they knew he had the facility to forestall it. They received’t say that during public, however they did say it in non-public.”
