Sean Hannity Testified He Didn't Believe Trump's Election Fraud Lies 'For 1 Second'

[Scott]

 

 

Sean Hannity was apparently willing to promote Donald Trump’s bogus election fraud claims on his Fox News show but unwilling to defend them while under oath.

 

The New York Times is reporting that when Hannity was deposed earlier this year as a part of a massive defamation lawsuit brought forward by Dominion Voting Systems against the right-wing network, he basically admitted his real thoughts about the 2020 election being stolen.

 

“I did not believe it for one second,” Hannity testified.

 

https://news.yahoo.com/sean-hannity-testified-didnt-believe-001935335.html

[Tug]

Well now you see how corrupt Fox News is they would destroy the American experiment in the quest for the dollar they aren’t a news organization they are the enemy of democracy imo

[Bluespunk]

As he crawls out from under his rock we see just what sort of craven creature hanniry is. 

[ozimoron]

1 hour ago, Bluespunk said:

As he crawls out from under his rock we see just what sort of craven creature hanniry is. 

You mean slither? Hannity is lower than a snake's belly.

[pegman]

 I sure hope that network gets whacked with the maximum penalty possible. 

[thaibeachlovers]

53 minutes ago, pegman said:

 I sure hope that network gets whacked with the maximum penalty possible. 

Hannity is an opinion/ entertainment show, not a fact based show. Anyone that has watched Fox regularly knows that.

[ozimoron]

Just now, thaibeachlovers said:

Hannity is an opinion/ entertainment show, not a fact based show. Anyone that has watched Fox regularly knows that.

Then why do the far right love to quote him and Carlson. Or even Fox News for that matter? They know it's false yet they watch the channel? That's got to be the definition of stupid. It's not like he ever suggested that his shtick is false outside of a court room or on air.

[Scott]

Troll post and reply removed. 

 

[Jingthing]

44 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

Then why do the far right love to quote him and Carlson. Or even Fox News for that matter? They know it's false yet they watch the channel? That's got to be the definition of stupid. It's not like he ever suggested that his shtick is false outside of a court room or on air.

Tucker is the absolute worst.

[bendejo]

Waiting for previously-broadcasted vids of him saying just the opposite.  With the holidays and the impending weather siege threatening North America we might have to wait until January for them.  He's just trying to cover his backside, pretty obvious.

On the other hand one thing news reporters, generally, are loathe to do is propel another reporter to become the story, especially those of the rabid right-wing.  But entertainment is where you find it, and one of my fave of such remarks is Limbaugh when he would say of Bill O'Reilly (remember him?) "He's Ted Baxter."

Second fave is when Katie Couric who, upon learning Diane Sawyer (who was one of Nixon's gang) just got a scoop on something or other, said "who did she blow this time?"

Special mention to Chris Hayes, who has no qualms about sticking it to Tucker.

 

 

Edited December 22, 2022 by bendejo

[Tug]

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Hannity is an opinion/ entertainment show, not a fact based show. Anyone that has watched Fox regularly knows that.

I’ll bet Fox News (the Murdocks)are more than a bit peeved on account of dommions slander suit I pray they are held  accountable for the damage they have done to America the #@&$*%-

[Chomper Higgot]

Hannity and FOX now have a problem.

 

If Hannity had believed the election was stolen then he would have grounds to claim the libelous misinformation he broadcast were views he honestly held and his statements were made in good faith.

 

The sworn testimony that he admits he did not believe what he was broadcasting is evidence of deliberately lying in his broadcasts.

 

Libelous statements made in good faith are still libelous, but libelous statements made in the full knowledge of their falsehood raise the level of liability with their deliberate intent.

 

 

 

 

[OneMoreFarang]

Fact is, nobody who is interested in the truth would even try to get that truth from fox.

 

It's like asking a bar girl if she thinks I am handsome and sexy: Sure, you are! 

[Tug]

33 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Fact is, nobody who is interested in the truth would even try to get that truth from fox.

 

It's like asking a bar girl if she thinks I am handsome and sexy: Sure, you are! 

Unfortunately there are a lot of gullible people out there some well meaning well now they know!

[OneMoreFarang]

9 minutes ago, Tug said:

Unfortunately there are a lot of gullible people out there some well meaning well now they know!

The problem is that they don't know now.

They know that he said X and then the opposite of X. When did he tell the truth and when did he lie?

 

I am sure Trump fans see it similar to: In his show he told the truth, and when he testified in front of this politically motivated people, he had to tell a lie.

 

It's all question of the perspective. 

 

 

 

[ozimoron]

3 hours ago, Tug said:

Unfortunately there are a lot of gullible people out there some well meaning well now they know!

They should have known years ago when Carlson presented a defense in court that no reasonable person would believe him.

[metisdead]

Off topic posts and replies about CNN have been removed, unfortunately, this topic is not about CNN. 

[pegman]

11 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Hannity is an opinion/ entertainment show, not a fact based show. Anyone that has watched Fox regularly knows that.

I don't think most, if not nearly all, his audience has been let in on that. Calling the network FOX "NEWS" might  be the thing that's throwing them off. 

[ozimoron]

2 minutes ago, pegman said:

I don't think most, if not nearly all, his audience has been let in on that. Calling the network FOX "NEWS" might  be the thing that's throwing them off. 

Long ago their motto was "fair and balanced". They couldn't keep saying that with a straight face so they dropped it.

[Bkk Brian]

6 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

Long ago their motto was "fair and balanced". They couldn't keep saying that with a straight face so they dropped it.

[pegman]

26 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

The Deplorables 

[ozimoron]

40 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

and then I said "Russia Russia Russia".

[pedro01]

1 hour ago, ozimoron said:

Long ago their motto was "fair and balanced". They couldn't keep saying that with a straight face so they dropped it.

Well, they can't say it now - but I would wager nothing will change. 

 

What would be interesting would be to know how much Dominion is suing the network for. 

 

It looks like a real can of worms for Fox.

[ozimoron]

50 minutes ago, pedro01 said:

Well, they can't say it now - but I would wager nothing will change. 

 

What would be interesting would be to know how much Dominion is suing the network for. 

 

It looks like a real can of worms for Fox.

1.6 Billion, with a B.

[pedro01]

12 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

1.6 Billion, with a B.

That's a big can of worms.

 

I'm no legal expert - but considering all that was said on there about voting machines & Dominium, it would seem like a slam dunk having Hannity say this. But then I am sure he was well briefed before going to answer questions. 

 

But in business defamation/disparagement claims in the US, you have to prove loss of the amount you are claiming. Did Dominium really lose $1.9 Billion dollars because of these statements? I would wager not. Their machines are still being used in the US, not sure about rest of the World.

[xylophone]

2 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

Three drongos in one pic.......lets hope they become extinct soon.????

[ozimoron]

2 minutes ago, pedro01 said:

That's a big can of worms.

 

I'm no legal expert - but considering all that was said on there about voting machines & Dominium, it would seem like a slam dunk having Hannity say this. But then I am sure he was well briefed before going to answer questions. 

 

But in business defamation/disparagement claims in the US, you have to prove loss of the amount you are claiming. Did Dominium really lose $1.9 Billion dollars because of these statements? I would wager not. Their machines are still being used in the US, not sure about rest of the World.

To win the suit, Dominion have to prove that the defamation was malicious. I think that's a slam dunk but we'll see. If Dominion win it will be curtains for Fox.

[Bluespunk]

17 hours ago, ozimoron said:

To win the suit, Dominion have to prove that the defamation was malicious. I think that's a slam dunk but we'll see. If Dominion win it will be curtains for Fox.

Now that would make for a happy new year. 

[bendejo]

On 12/22/2022 at 8:22 PM, ozimoron said:

They should have known years ago when Carlson presented a defense in court that no reasonable person would believe him.

A common tactic in the US, in both law and business, they say "fly it up the flagpole and see if anybody salutes it."  If no one does you can get disbarred, like Rudy G.

 

 

[ozimoron]

3 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I bet Hillary is regretting that comment now. So near but so far.

She was on the money. Look what happened. Trump coopted the proud boys and oath keepers from the bery beginning and dog whistled to racists thoughout his presidency. Hilary lost because Comey declared she was under investigation weeks before the election in contravention of all norms and then never actually charged her with anything. Look at the polls at that time and you can see what happened. She got more votes than Trump.