Other sources at and close to the network say that, in the wake of Carlson’s ouster, some Fox brass have grilled certain staff about whether they or their teams had recently blabbed to the press about Carlson’s abrupt dismissal. Pirro, an ardent Trump supporter whose claims about election fraud were highlighted by Dominion in its legal filings, has also been telling confidants she’s worried she’ll be shown the door, according to one of the people familiar with the situation. 8 interview with Trump-aligned attorney, Sidney Powell, to discuss “voting irregularities” - on-air programming that contrasted sharply with the host’s Dominion deposition statements, in which Bartiromo said the email underpinning Powell’s claims was “nonsense.”įox paid $787.5 million earlier this month to settle the Dominion lawsuit. Those falsehoods found their way into a Dominion Voting Systems filing in the company’s mega-lawsuit against Fox. In recent years, the host became a mouthpiece for Trump, propping up conspiracy theories and peddling lies about the 2020 election. Maria Bartiromo and Jeanine Pirro, two longtime hosts and Donald Trump allies, have told friends they’re concerned they could be sacked next, according to two sources familiar with the situation.Īccording to people with knowledge of the matter, executives have recently held high-level discussions about Fox Business host Bartiromo’s future at the company. And the leakers themselves are dodging “snitches” by putting fake names in their phone to hide incoming calls from reporters.įox News’ first week of life after Tucker Carlson got fired was a strange one indeed. Top on-air presenters are openly worrying about getting fired.
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