Trump politely cut off during Fox News rant: ‘I know your time is valuable’

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Only forty-eight hours after Donald Trump admitted to Fox News that he has a lot more free time after being banned from Twitter, a host on the same network invoked his “valuable time” to end an interview as the former president ranted about the destruction of America.

“Do you feel like you have a lot more time on your hands without being on Twitter so much?” Laura Ingraham asked on Thursday.

“Actually, I do,” Trump replied. Actually, I do, it’s very true.” Continue reading.

Smartmatic files $2.7 billion lawsuit against Fox, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell

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Voting company Smartmatic on Thursday filed a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News, some of the network’s top hosts, Rudy Giuliani, and Sidney Powell for starting a “disinformation campaign” against the company.

Why it matters: This is the second voting company to file a lawsuit against Giuliani and Powell, following Dominion Voting Systems’ two $1.3 billion defamation lawsuits against the pro-Trump lawyers.

  • Dominion warned Fox News last month that lawsuits were imminent. 
  • In comparison to Dominion, which was used in several states, Smartmatic machines were only used in Los Angeles County. Continue reading.

Jim Jordan tells Fox News’ Jeanine Pirro he wants Congress to investigate governors for coronavirus shutdown orders

AlterNet logoAnger at COVID-19 shutdown orders boiled over on Fox News on Saturday night.

As ABC, CBS and NBC aired the Global Citizen “One World: Together At Home” concert to raise money for the World Health Organization’s battle against the coronavirus pandemic, Fox chose to air “Justice” with former Judge Jeanine Pirro.

The show began with an angry rant from the host about a “Wuhan virus” for which China must be punished. Continue reading.