Tag: Bill Shine

Trump’s newest hire covered up massive sexual harassment at Fox News

The following article by Emily Crockett was posted on the ShareBlue.com website June 28, 2018:

Bill Shine covered up for the biggest slimeballs at Fox News. But he still has no idea what he’s in for at the Trump White House.

Former Fox News executive Bill Shine in 2017. Credit: Mark Lennihan, AP

Trump has found his new communications director, and it’s Bill Shine — the former co-president of Fox News who resigned in disgrace last year over allegations that he covered up for Roger Ailes’ and Bill O’Reilly’s sexual abuse of women.

It sounds like the perfect fit for Trump, in the worst possible way.

A president who is obsessed with his coverage on Fox News will be advised by a former Fox News head honcho who knows how the network operates from the inside. Continue reading “Trump’s newest hire covered up massive sexual harassment at Fox News”

Bill Shine Likely as Next White House Communications Director Image

The following article by Maggie Haberman, Michael D. shear and Katie Rogers was posted on the New York Times website June 27, 2018:

Bill Shine after a meeting with Donald Trump in 2016, at Trump Tower. Credit: Lucas Jackson Reuters

WASHINGTON — Bill Shine, a former Fox News executive who was close to Roger E. Ailes, the network’s ousted chairman, is expected to be offered the job of White House communications director, according to four people familiar with the decision.

Mr. Shine, who was forced out as co-president at Fox News last May for his handling of sexual harassment scandals at the network, has met with President Trump in recent weeks about taking the West Wing communications job, which has been vacant since Hope Hicks left the job in March. Continue reading “Bill Shine Likely as Next White House Communications Director Image”