They covered up the payoff to Daniels.
Trump lied about interfering with the AT&T merger. He took a position that would help his pals at Fox.
Trump has hired people from Fox and Fox has hired people who left his administration. This is not an appropriate relationship between a president and a news organization.
Trump promised publicly he wouldn't interfere in DOJ's handling of the TimeWarner AT&T deal – but in Oval Office he ordered Nat.'l Economic Council head Gary Cohn to get DOJ to block it, which would hurt CNN & help Fox. Soon after, DOJ filed suit to block it, and lost in court.
— Jane Mayer (@JaneMayerNYer) March 4, 2019
"I used to think Fox News was an arm of the Republican Party, now I think the White House is an arm of Fox… it’s paying off for [Trump & FOX] now… whatever may happen with Mueller, these investigations… where does Fox News go from there?" – @dthornell w/ @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/SH60WeJ97p
— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) March 4, 2019
Did Trump use the Justice Department to punish CNN? https://t.co/l66amxookO
— Slate (@Slate) March 7, 2019
NEW: Cicilline, @RepJerryNadler Press for Answers on Whether White House Interfered with AT&T-Time Warner Merger to Help Fox News, Hurt CNN pic.twitter.com/Frkr7bztGb
— Cicilline Press Office (@RepCicilline) March 7, 2019
Remember when the Obama WH briefly tried to treat Fox News like the arm of the GOP they are rather than a real journalistic outlet and mainstream journalists rallied to their defense? I hope people realize the cover they give Fox when they pretend journalism is practiced there.
— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) March 4, 2019
Report on Fox News’ editorial decisions about Trump administration may give insight into GOP’s approval of president https://t.co/0G2EwEV0P8
— Post Politics (@postpolitics) March 4, 2019
Yep, I wrote this during 2016 election: "Fox News Gives Donald Trump A Pass On Birther Crusade It Helped Fuel" https://t.co/R00zsfL3Jo https://t.co/s0zKmj30Sh
— Michael Calderone (@mlcalderone) March 4, 2019
Ex Fox News host Abby Huntsman thinks the network crossed a red line by reportedly spiking the Stormy Daniels hush money story before Trump was elected in 2016 https://t.co/PApLqSfIUu
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) March 4, 2019
An abuse of power by Trump, who wanted to use his power as president to retaliate against a network for its coverage.
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) March 4, 2019
This explains why the DOJ pressed forward with an aggressive antitrust challenge that was uncharacteristic for a GOP administration. https://t.co/GU7MQgmNJU
This is an incredibly important piece from @JaneMayerNYer that puts to bed forever the myth that Fox is a journalistic institution https://t.co/xCgOILna1D
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) March 4, 2019
This is one of the worst scandals of this presidency. Trump directly intervened with the Justice Department to pursue his personal vendetta against CNN. He lied about it. DOJ officials likely lied too.
— Bret Stephens (@BretStephensNYT) March 4, 2019
I wrote about it at the time. Column holds up well: https://t.co/JNWmtHqEmS https://t.co/5KYgSQeAHg
So far, Trump got help winning the election in the form of information distortion from Russia, The National Enquirer, and Fox News. Anyone else?
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) March 4, 2019
(Also, is he capable of doing anything without cheating???) https://t.co/uILB80RkO7
CNN’s Stelter: Fox News Does Disservice to Viewers by Covering for Trump and Promoting ‘A Bunch of BS’ https://t.co/GF1LG6WXrv pic.twitter.com/TjKlLsGH0K
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) March 4, 2019
Analysis: Report on Fox News’s editorial decisions about Trump administration may give insight into GOP’s approval of president https://t.co/vbF8Eby6tv
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 5, 2019
It's awful to watch commentators miss the point about Fox News. They refuse to acknowledge the degree to which Trump allies are spreading *disinformation,* the deep asymmetry of this moment, and the role of Fox/WH merger in making it happen.
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) March 7, 2019
Me, on this:https://t.co/Aj9rZfQF1D pic.twitter.com/QQc5bsxriC
In this NBC/WSJ poll, the vast majority of self-identified Fox watchers said Trump has been honest and truthful about Russia. Virtually all CNN watchers said he hasn't been honest. pic.twitter.com/dFHHX85Htf
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) March 5, 2019
"Like many conservatives, I once believed that Fox News provided a much-needed service… Unfortunately, these alternative outlets gave way to alternative realities, and eventually, to Donald Trump." —@MattKLewis https://t.co/M5HKeT1b9l
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) March 5, 2019
"At the highest levels of Fox News, they're not playing it straight."
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) March 7, 2019
— DNC Chair Perez explains a Democratic National Cmte. decision to bar Fox News from hosting 2020 Democratic primary debates. https://t.co/lVIqb7D4cv
Fox News made an ideological and financial decision to become Trump's propaganda arm. Obviously that forecloses the chance to host a DNC primary debate. How is anyone surprised by this?
— Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) March 7, 2019
“Unlike most news organizations, Fox News doesn’t seem to have a department in charge of ethics and standards…
— Priyanka Aribindi (@priaribi) March 7, 2019
So, yes, Fox News can continue to function as something close to Trump TV… But everyone ought to see it for what it is.” https://t.co/gxCNozJBwv
so for b-roll for a story about american millenials saying they are socialist, fox news used footage from a demonstration in moscow pic.twitter.com/B65Z6bOSh3
— John Whitehouse (@existentialfish) March 7, 2019
To be clear, the RNC did just this in 2016 for their own primary debates. No one seems to remember thathttps://t.co/Kdkduudotw https://t.co/txekIM9Upo
— Sam Stein (@samstein) March 7, 2019
Sad! 