Fox News host hated Donald Trump 'passionately'

New details about the relationship between the conservative US television broadcaster Fox News and former US President Donald Trump: According to excerpts from court documents in the trial of the voting machine manufacturer Dominion against Fox, the conservative television presenter Tucker Carlson, who openly supported Trump in his programs, the ex -Presidents "hated" behind the scenes. The US media reported on Wednesday, citing the published files.

Carlson texted a staffer two months after the 2020 presidential election, "We're very, very close to ignoring Trump most nights." I really can't wait. I hate him passionately.” Fox News said in a statement Dominion is using the contents of the court filings to smear the network by twisting and misattributing quotes.

The new revelations further cast doubt on the credibility of the high-rated presenter Carlson. This is also relevant in the context of a controversial decision by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. McCarthy recently made tens of thousands of hours of surveillance footage of the storming of the US Capitol exclusively available to Carlson.

Carlson showed a few selected pictures in his broadcasts on Monday and Tuesday evening and commented on them in the spirit of ex-President Trump, who repeatedly falsely claimed that only peaceful demonstrators were out and about at the time.

The new revelations come from documents that are part of a defamation lawsuit brought against Fox News by voting machine maker Dominion. Dominion is seeking around $1.6 billion in damages in the lawsuit because Fox News disseminated reports of alleged tampering with the voting machines.

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