sean hannity was right. in every one of sean hannity's texts that have been released by the committee, sean hannity is right. including the first techs. the committee quoted today, written on new year's eve 2020 from sean hannity to donald trump's final white house chief of staff mark meadows. quote, we can't lose the entire white house counsel's office. i do not see january six happening the way he's said it is being told. after the six, he should announce he will lead the nationwide effort to reform voting integrity. go to fl and watch joe messed up daily. stay engaged. when he speaks people listen. reporting by bob woodward and robert costa in their book, peril, and by others indicate that around the time of that text the white house counsel along with most of the top officials in the justice department were threatened to quit if donald trump fired his acting attorney general and replaced him with jeffrey clark. he has been subpoenaed to testify to the committee about jeffrey clark's own ideas about how t

sean hannity was right. in every one of sean hannity's texts that have been released by the committee, sean hannity is right. >>> and -- and officials in the justice department were threatening to quit if donald trump fired his acting attorney general and replaced him with jeffrey clark who has been subpoenaed to testify to the committee about jeffrey clark's only ideas about how to illegally overturn the results of the election. sean hannity says "i do not see january 6th happening the way that he is being told. we know at that time donald trump was being told the lie that vice president mike pence could reject electoral votes given to any state. sean hannity was telling donald trump go to f.l. we know that in donald trump psyche that was the same as telling him to go to hell. the hell of living in florida as a loser. on january 5th, the night before the trump mob violently attacked the capitol and screamed their hope of killing mike pence, sean hannity texted i am very worried about the next 48 hours. turn

and this is sean hannity to former-chief of staff mark meadows. we can't lose the entire white house counsel's office. i do not see january 6th happening the way he is being told -- he, being trump. after the 6th, he should announce he will lead a nationwide effort to reform voting integrity, go to florida, and watch joe -- that would be president biden -- mess up daily, stay engaged. when he speaks, people will listen. then, on january 5th -- so this is the night before the riot -- uh, text to sean hannity to an unknown recipient. quote, i'm very worried about the next 48 hours. and another one that same night to mark meadows. pence pressure white house counsel will leave. it appears that hannity may be talking to the white house counsel, anderson. but in any case, he understands and he is saying to meadows that the pressure we know that trump was putting on mike pence not to do the right thing on january 6th -- this is evidence that the white house counsels were threatening to quit. >> and just want to play, jamie, what hannity was saying on his

hannity is a journalist, sean hannity because he said on his radio show in 2016, he said, literally, i am not a journalist. i am a talk show host, and i don't think dr. phil would be saying he's a journalist and deserves the protections of a journalist. it's interesting to see how they counter this. i don't think they can claim he's a journalist now. >> the committee is asking for volu voluntary cooperation. it's not a subpoena. if hannity doesn't cooperate, though, and i'm not sure why he would for a whole bunch of just public relations issues and it appeals to his audience that it doesn't, do you think they would subpoena him? >> that's a good question, anderson, and i don't think we know the answer to that yet. it's incredibly important the committee start in this way. they have to start with the least inclusive method which is to request cooperation. of course hannity has an opportunity to respond now. i thought it was interesting as well that the letter very directly requests to be connected with hannity's counsel so that the committee can continue to undertake in these sort of

they have the receipts from sean hannity. whatever alarm he felt behind the scenes, he's remained loyal in the lead up to the insurrection. talk to me about the relationship and can they keep this pearl clutching about oh, my gosh, the liberal media whatever, when they are, as you say, they exposed as complete actors? >> reminds me of what i heard several times, which is -- what sources would say is hannity thinks trump is crazy. i remember a very vivid comment about sean, r why are you vaping so much? if you were hearing what i was hearing from trump, you'd be vaping too. that's the conversation you'd hear trump hannity confidantes. and i think trump and hannity need each other. this is a mutually beneficial relationship and that has not ended. trump needs -- >> trump and fox need each other. >> they do. you should not -- no matter what you think about democrats, you shouldn't have television hosts spending all their free time advising the president. they know it and knew it during the presidency. think of all the long-term

hannity's advertisers than he did from sean hannity. pillow salesman mike lindell is apparently under investigation by the january 6th committee for that advice. in an interview with cnbc, he said he received a notice from verizon about a subpoena for his phone records from november through early january. leading off our discussion tonight is democratic congressman adam schiff of california, a member of the house select committee investigating the january 6th attack on the capitol and chairman of the house intelligence committee. thank you very much for joining us tonight, congressman schiff. we really appreciate it. >> great to be with you, lawrence. >> i have been linking up sean hannity's texts as your committee has revealed them with the reporting we have from bob woodward, robert costa, and our sources trying to link up what was happening while thetections were being pumped into the white house by sean hannity. but i assume you probably by now have a fairly precise tiktok of january 5th and january 6th with all of the witnesses you

so what did sean hannity know? committee also writes, quote, it also appears from other text messages that you may have had a conversation directly with president trump on the evening of january 5th and perhaps at other times regarding his planning for january six. sean hannity even talk to donald trump about a january six plan the night before it happened. what did they discuss? there was this other part of the leather that also just make my head turn. it appears that sean hannity may also be talking to members of trump's cabinet about possibly removing him from office. quoting the letter again. later on january six, you texted to meadows press coverage relating to a potential effort by members of president trump's cabinet to remove him from office under the 25th amendment. as you may recall, secretaries devos and child both reside following the presidents conduct on january six, ousted members of the presidents white house staff. we would like to question you regarding any conversation to had with mr. meadows or

this is from sean hannity. to mr. meadows, who we know turned over some documents before being held in criminal contempt of congress. quote, we can't lose the entire white house counsel's office. i do not see january 6th happening the way he is being told. after the 6th, he should announce he will leave the nationwide effort to reform voting integrity, go to florida and watch joe mess up. stay engaged and when you speaks, people will listen. you've read the letter. your thoughts? >> it is absolutely stunning, nicole. the document displays a number of things, including -- i mean, yes, it is a -- it's a bombshell. i'm sure we've said that a lot of times, but it is literally a bombshell. the committee knows everything that went on in these relationships, and they have sent a clear signal to sean hannity that they have all of his emails and communications with the white house chief of staff, probably because the white house chief of staff turned them over to the committee when he was still cooperating. so, they now know t

often times with sean hannity. you were on his show. what is your read on him having such a close relationship with the white house with the administration to be saying things like this? i mean, pretty much behind trump's back saying one thing in text messages behind trump's back and another thing on television. are you surprised by this? talk to us. >> at this point i am not surprised. i mean, it is obviously a very different place than when i left there five years ago. so i don't think these kinds of things would have been so accepted. i don't even think anybody over there seems to even care about this. the language that he was using even in these text messages, the we, right, like they're all part of the same thing. there isn't even pretending that there is any kind of distance between them. now, hannity has said before he doesn't consider himself a journalist. he is a talk show host. so i don't know how he is now playing a journalist invoking the first amendment even though they're not going after sources and methods here. that is n

sean hannity urged. >> after she read the truly explosive texts, sean hannity sat in silence, ignoring what happened and had mark meadows on the show and asked him nothing about it. nothing to see here, just two bros broing it up. following day, issued this rebuttal. >> where is the outrage in the media over my private text messages being released again publicly? do we believe in privacy in this country? apparently not. i'm an honest, straightforward person, say the same thing in private that i say to all of you. liz cheney knows this, doesn't care, interested in one thing only, smearing trump and purging him from the party. >> i'm an honest straightforward person i say same thing in public as i say to you. clearly you didn't, that's the whole point. that's all he had to say. tonight more texts. as i said top of the show, come in form of a letter, sent to sean hannity from the january 6 committee asking him to cooperate in their investigation. read you big chunks because the contents are really something. quote, the select committee has information in its possession indicating you had

what will the committee do if sean hannity does not comply? and representative raskin said, well, we have a panoply of options. i know he can't commit at this point. but he doesn't really have a panoply. he has two options. one, if hannity defies this request is let him go. that's it. two is subpoena him. there's really no complexity about it. so the committee's going to have to decide, are they going to serve these informal requests and follow them up with subpoenas, or if empeople say, , thank you, then go on your way. >> hannity's attorney jay sekulow telling cnn they are reviewing the letter and will respond as appropriate. do you expect hannity is going to try to use the first amendment as a defense even though hannity, himself, said he is not a journalist. and you heard jamie raskin saying we're not asking for notes or who his sources are. we're asking as if -- you saw the analogy. he said, you know, if you witness a car crash, right? that's what he wants to know. you're still a witness. >> yeah. i think sean hannity and his attorney wil

sean hannity knew that mark meadows knew that but at this hour, one year ago, sean hannity was desperately trying to get the weakest white house chief of staff in history to step up to a deranged presidents and do the right thing, say the right thing. it was on this day, when you're ago, that mike pence told donald trump in the oval office that he was not going to violate the law and attempt to reject electoral votes submitted to congress the next day. in that meeting, on this evening, one year ago, in the white house, donald trump told mike pence -- what do you think, mike? trump asked. look, i've read this, and i don't see a way to do it. i've done everything i could and then some to find a way around this. it's not possible. my interpretation is, no. i've met with all of these, people pence said. they are all on the same page. i personally believe these are the limits to what i can do. so, if you have a strategy for the sixth, it really shouldn't involve me because i am just there to open the envelopes. you should be talking to the house and senate. your team should be talking to them a

is this about getting sean hannity to talk to them? is this about drumming up support for the ultimate, you know, report that we'll get from this committee's investigation, or is this about trying to reach sean hannity's audience, maybe even try to change some minds? >> i think they have every right to invite sean hannity in to testify about what happened. he was acting as an advisor to the president, not as a journalist, which i don't cthin he is, so they have every right to hear from him. i think what was revealing in that text is it was clear that the former president didn't think he lost the election and he was trying to dissuade him. what's even more disturbing, many people like hannity, have spent moments since january 6 whitewashing that day and undermining the significance of it. so i think they want to bring hannity in to figure out what the state of mind of the president was. there was talk about invoking the amendment at that time. i felt for some time the former president was not well and that they should have dealt with it

they have the receipts from sean hannity. whatever sean hannity felt, he remains loyal to trump. talk to me about their relationship and can they keep this sort of pearl-clutching about oh my gosh, the liberal media when they are as you say whoever said that to you, they are exposed as complete actors. it reminds me as what i heard several times. it was -- he knows and the sources would say hannity thinks trump is crazy. he thinks trump is crazy. i remember a vivid comment about someone saying sean, why are you vaping so much? if you wear what i heard from trump, you would be vaping too. sean was in about it and he knew the truth about trump but he could not or did not ever say it. these text messages bring it into sharp relief. trump and hannity needed each other. this is a beneficial relationship. that relationship has not ended. >> fox news presidency was such a cancer. no matter what you think of democrats are up against, you should not have television host spending all their free time advising the president. it's not the way the world is supposed to work. everybody knew it.

keep in mind this is not a subpoena for sean hannity. they are asking him to come forward voluntarily. hannity has not said how he plans to respond. john? >> let's discuss now. with me to share their report and insights are cnn legal analyst, jeff zeleny. does sean hannity have any shield here to not cooperate with the committee? >> here's the deal, john. ultimately he won't. he was not engaged in news gathering. he was acting as an advisor. the problem is i think it will be a lot like we've seen with these bogus claims of executive privilege. he'll go to court over this or he may go to court over this asserting that first amendment privilege, so without being able to just push forward on him without any privileges at all, it may take them a while to get through that litigation and actually sit down and speak with him. >> if you're a fox news viewer or a hannity viewer, you have to deal with the hypocrisy. what he was saying to mark meadows and to trump versus what he was saying on television, using his program to stick with the big lie.

sean hannity is a propagandist. there's something so striking in the gap between what he says privately and publicly, and just the journalistic failure of having that kind of scoop, of understanding that the president of the united states is preparing to do something illegal to subvert the election and not telling your audience about it, you know, it's such a sort of betrayal of his role, even if it's a role that we all believe he doesn't take very seriously. >> that's such an incisive point you make, and it dove tails with, again, it's one of these nights we're getting a lot of news, i'm just told in my ear the producers that donald trump was planning this big news conference at mar-a-lago on january 6th trying to seize attention or time or whatever. the news breaking just now as we're on the air that he is canceling that. an ex-president and politician who has sought many ways to seek attention from his blogs to his press appearances backing down, apparently, or canceling that. that's brand new. before we go, i do

we know this is a formal outreach to sean hannity. they are collapsing in on the trump inner circle. for two reasons, brianna. one of them is about the details going on in the white house in this really critical time on january 6th remain very elusive at this point. and the reality is the committee needs to establish the mind-set of the former president. that is why they are reaching out to the people they think may know it best. the house select committee investigating the january 6th insurrection now wants to talk to former vice president mike pence and fox news host sean hannity. the chairman of the select committee told cnn he wants pence to voluntarily speak with the panel about what he witnessed one year ago tomorrow and the conversations leading up to that day. >> i would hope that he would do the right thing and come forward and voluntarily talk to the committee. >> reporter: he said he certified the election despite risk of the rioters, who heard from days president trump's pressure campaign on his vp to halt the process. >>

and the committee thinks that sean hannity could have some real insight and we'll see what sean hannity does and other interesting news, too. that is that the committee wants to speak to someone even more directly tied to this, which is the former vice president. we know that some of the former vice presidents top aides have been, at least engaging with the committee including chief of staff mark short. so, that could be a big target for the committee, too. we'll see how it plays out. >> i was curious about that. i saw what benny thompson said about wanting to hear from mike pence and what he was hearing from his detail and it made me wonder, is there, is there any way for the january 6th committee to speak with secret service agents that were in and around both the vice president and the president during the critical period that the insurrection took place or is that off limits? >> that's an excellent question. i was wondering that, too. i don't know the answer to that. but those are people that are the committee probably would not publicize that they are speaking to either, if those c

number one, they're asking for voluntary cooperation from sean hannity. so this is not a subpoena to a member of the news media. this is the committee asking for voluntary cooperation. and that's important. the second thing that stands out to me is they say they want to work with his counsel. so this is not a subpoena. this is not a demand. this is the committee asking for his participation in this constitutional process to get to the bottom of the facts. and the third thing that stands out to me in the letter is that they say that they are not interested in information that's related to news gathering. and so for members of the media who are on the receiving end of a request from a government entity, the fact that it's not related to his news gathering activity is also important. >> most trump allies have refused to engage with the committee. ones at this level, like mark meadows or steve bannon. assuming that hannity refuses, and we don't know what he's going to do. i should be clearer with that. most people that the committee has asked to speak to have

>> just to go back to the sean hannity letter for a second. i think these texts are fascinating, but just for some context, wolf, what the committee's letter says is that there are dozens of these texts. so they're just showing us a few of them. and the way they approach him is very interesting. if you look at the first page of the letter, it says that they believe that hannity quote, had advanced knowledge regarding president trump's and his legal team's planning for january 6th. then it degoes on to say that i also appears that hannity was expressing concerns and providing advice. then they follow up, quote, you also had relevant communication when the riot was underway and in the days thereafter. these communications make you a fact witness. so i think it's critical that in the letter, they say they have the upmost respect for the first amendment. they're asking sean hannity to come voluntarily, but they're making it very clear that they have a lot of information, dozens of texts and what they consider to be relevant communications about ja

you had sean hannity and allies saying yo, this is not good. the question then becomes which is the dog and which is the tail? because fox news serves a constituency that knows their under pinnings are. but they also have to compete with people this their right, the news max, they're in a competitive environment to get the most maga and authoritarian audience to stick with them. i wonder what do you make of this? because does this look like something donald trump is leading or something where donald trump and his followers are going along with a rabid crowd? what do you make of it? >> joy, what's clear to me and sean hannity texts are interesting. it's an interesting little subplot in the bigger story. the fact of the matter we all watched almost a year ago, not just here in the united states but around the world, we watched this happen in realtime when we knew it was coming. there was no question that donald trump and some of the people in the closest sector of the trump orbit, whether it be mark meadows or steve bannon were actively calling f

now, we do know -- so that proves that sean hannity was concerned about it. now, on sean hannity's show on the night of january 6th, he did condemn the violence, but he did question who, in fact, was behind it. now, the attorney representing sean hannity put out a statement saying they are evaluating the letter from the committee. they remain very concerned about the constitutional implications, especially as it relates to the first amendment. we will respond as appropriate. so no official action yet from sean hannity and his team, but that's not the only big news of the january 6th select committee. as you mentioned, bennie thompson wants to hear from the former vice president mike pence. we know his life was in danger that day. he resisted pressure from the former president to overturn the election results. now, listen to how bennie thompson said it on cnn. >> his life was in danger. i would hope that he would do the right thing and come forward and voluntarily talk to the committee. we'd like to know what his security detail told him was going on. >> repor

sean hannity among them, but he's not alone. republican members of congress who seem to be aware of what the plan was, to straight-up reject the electoral votes from swing states. we're a year later. why no consequences legally for those people? >> well, it's a great question, jim. it's one i'm going to be thinking about when we watch the attorney general give his speech later today. by the way, i'll tell you four hours in advance what merrick garland is going to say. he will say we will follow the facts and the law and pursue it as high as it may good. that's good. he should say that. those words are fine, but i have not seen it yet in merrick garland and doj's actions. i'm much more interested in actions than words. first of all, they prosecuted 700-plus people who stormed the capitol. all people who physically stormed the capitol, but four different federal judges have criticized the doj for being too lenient, giving misdemeanor when they should be felonies. the chief judge in d.c. said doj has been schizophrenic and baffling

sean hannity urged. >> tonight, as the committee officially asked kennedy to cooperate. congressman adam schiff joins me on that. >> so, what are we going to do here? i only need 11,000 votes. fellas, i need 11,000 votes. give me a break. >> from threatening state officials to interfering with congress. >> and i hope mike pence comes through for us. i have to tell you. >>

yes. >> can i just make a point about the whole sean hannity issue? >> yeah. >> which is you know, in the initial reaction, the corporate department of fox made a statement about oh, this raises first amendment issues. he is not acting as a journalist there. he just on the face of the text messages, he is giving advice to the white house. he is a adviser. he is a witness. he is not a journalist in this situation. so you know, to wave the first amendment in response to this request for testimony is really just fake and i don't think anyone should take it serious. >> and jeffrey, furthermore, when it has come up, whether or not it has been a journalist, there have been times that hannity himself has said something to the effect of no. sometimes he's tried to wear that mantle, but it's fallen apart right away. and when they go to court, for instance, tucker carlson's show, it is revealed in court where you have to tell the truth, that it's performance art. so there's just a ton of evidence that it's not, he's not acting ever as a journalist, but andrew,

they want to know how trump responded to these pleas by sean hannity. it's interesting because the posture that we're seeing in the private text messages very different than the public posture sean hannity had at that time and then of course the days and weeks after. >> has there been a response from mr. hannity's attorneys? >> so jay sekulow who's representing sean hannity at this point said that he and his client are reviewing the letter, and they're trying to decide how to respond to it but earlier before he had actually seen the letter itself he said that he is concerned there are some first amendment issues with this request. the committee makes it very clear that they're not interested in hannity's television program or his work as a television commentator, they're much more interested in his role as a political adviser to the former president and they want to know what role he played in the decisions that were made around that time and if he can offer any insight into how the president and those connected to him conducted themselves during that p

they want to know how trump responded to these pleas by sean hannity. it's interesting because the posture that we're seeing in the private text messages very different than the public posture sean hannity had at that time and then of course the days and weeks after. >> has there been a response from mr. hannity's attorneys? >> so jay sekulow who's representing sean hannity at this point said that he and his client are reviewing the letter, and they're trying to decide how to respond to it but earlier before he had actually seen the letter itself she said that he s concerned there are some first amendment issues with this request. the committee makes it very clear that they're not interested in hannity's television program or his work as a television commentator, they're much more interested in his role as a political adviser to the former president and they want to know what role he played in the decisions that were made around that time and if he can offer any insight into how the president and those connected to him conducted themselves during that p

why lawmakers want to interview sean hannity. >>> breaking overnight, classes canceled in chicago. public school goes remote in the nation's third-largest school district. what teachers are demanding for themselves and 350,000 students. >>> traffic nightmare. an update on a snowstorm that left drivers stranded in freezing temperatures including a former vice presidential candidate. >>> well, good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of the deadly assault on the u.s. capitol. capitol police say they are now better prepared to handle an attack, and there are no credible threats suggesting that another one is imminent. meanwhile, the h house select committee investigating the january 6th riot wants to interview fox news host sean hannity about his communication with the trump administration leading up to that day. laura podesta is in washington, d.c., with more on this. laura, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. this is the first request by the committee to a member of the media, and it shows how it's broadeni

let's just pretend i'm the head of the sean hannity fan club, okay? if i were the head of the sean hannity fan club, i'd be really offended because he has kept his fans in the dark. he has kept his fans in the dark all about all of this. he was texting on january 5th saying i'm really worried about what's going to happen in d.c., and afterwards he's texting a plan how to stop trump from who even knows what after january 6th, warning trump about impeachment and the 25th amendment and being thrown out of office. he he has basically tried to be the guardrails, trying to stop fr trump from destroying everything, so he never expressed his private worries and fears and concerns to the public. he never told the audience about what he was saying in private. he never today the audience he was conspiring with kayleigh mcenany to try to control trump. if i were a sean hannity fan club member i would want my money back. we know that kayleigh mcenany has appeared before the 1/6 committee. we don't know how much she cooperated. we have no reason to believe hannity

that is the prime dishonesty is sean hannity knew this was bad. he knew what was happening on january 6th was a horrific thing, an attack on the capitol, you know, there was a riot that went too far at the very least. at worst it is an insurrection or coup. but in the year since then he has done nothing but down play it, nothing but double down on donald trump who he was trying to talk off the ledge that day and just couldn't get to him. nobody could get to him in time really. and that remains the unanswered question. >> there is a stark difference here between what these hosts are saying on air and what they're saying in these text messages. it is a point that mehdi hasan and i were talking about, how much disdain and contempt they have for their viewers. why are they lying to their viewers saying one thing behind closed doors in private to officials whether it is about january 6th, whether it is about vaccines and covid and then what they're saying on the air to their viewers? >> that is of all of this, i don't use the word lightly, but it is a

thank you. >>> we note on that reporting from axios, attorney to sean hannity jay sekulow old axios if true any request would raise serious constitution issues regarding freedom of the press and first amendment rights. >>> and the 2020 election becoming a rallying cry for a number of right-wing groups who believed the lies about the election. talked about them. many facing charges for actions on january 6th. another group maybe you haven't heard of. stop the steel rallies trying to keep former president trump in power. a grouped call the 1ap. despite active role on january 6th and beyond. i'm joined by nbc news national security correspondent ken dilanian. explain who this group is, explain their role january 6th and why they seem to fly under radar compared to, for example, the oath keepers, proud boys, et cetera? >> reporter: hallie a group made up of military veterans and former intelligence officers began serving as body guards to maga celebrities including former national security adviser mike flynn. the group founded in september 2020 by a former army special forces medic robert

the committee also wants to speak with fox news host sean hannity saying he texted with >> we have so many of these texts and pieces of evidence indicating that he was outside of his role as a press person acting as a political operative. >> publicly, hannity was saying this ahead of january 6. >> a big day tomorrow, big crowds apparently showed up to the point where the west wing could hear the music and the chanting of the people that were there already. >> but privately, hannity sent a message to meadows the night before the insurrection reading, i'm very worried about the next 48 hours. the committee wants to know why hannity was worried and what, if any, prior knowledge he may have had before the capitol riots. >> i want to make sure everybody knows this isn't a subpoena. we've asked him to cooperate with us as a fact witness out of his sense of patriotism. >> reporter: members also believe the fox news host has detailed knowledge of trump's state of mind following the january 6 attack. hannity texted jim jordan and meadows about a conversation he had with trump four days after t

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last night, the first response to the committee from sean hannity's attorney who said this, we are evaluating the letter from the committee. we remain very concerned about the constitutional implications, especially as it relates to the first amendment. we will respond as appropriate. we will be waiting and watching for any response, but today we are joined by one member the 1/6 committee who was also the lead impeachment manager in donald trump's second impeachment trial, congressman jamie raskin, who has made january 6th a central focus of his work in congress in part because the attack, deeply personal for everyone present in the u.s. capitol on that day, also for him, collided with the darkest and most shattering event of his life, the loss of his 25-year-old son, tommy, to suicide just days before. tommy was laid to rest on january 5th of last year, one year ago today on what we now know was to be the eve of the insurrection. congressman raskin describes the two events as permanently and inextricably linked in his mind. in his new book, aptly titled "unthinkable" on january 6th his daugh

and let's also remember that sean hannity has repeatedly and loudly for the last 11 or 12 years said journalism is dead in america. he says journalism is dead but as soon as there's a request from a legal committee he doesn't like, he wraps himself in the first amendment flag and says this would breach the first amendment. so it really comes down to the key question. what's he hiding? what does he know over the past year that he hasn't told his viewers or told the public? is he in on it in some way? we're learning about this vast conspiracy. was he in on it in some fashion? if not, i'm sure he'll want to share that as well. >> when you say what is he hiding. you mean if he refuses to show up. at the moment, what makes you think that he's hiding anything? >> i think for the past year he's defended donald trump and promoted trumpism, even though he was text messaging on january 6th trying to stop what was going on just like so many others at fox and elsewhere. as i reported on fox over the years, people have always singled out hannity as the single biggest trump sycophant and the most

i do want to get your reaction to what we have learned about sean hannity's texts. he was telling mark meadows that he was worried about the next 48 hours. he said this on january 5th, the day before the insurrection. a day he had spoken with president trump. what does that tell you? >> well, it's one kernel of information about the planning of dozens, if not scores of hundreds of people surrounding a very desperate, sick president who was trying to do anything he could through his lies to hold onto power. i was there on january the 6th. i was actually in the gallery observing the challenges to the arizona electors. sean hannity is a fact witness, as the chairman has said. he needs to come forward. but he is one of many who witnessed what was going on, the unraveling of a president desperate to cling to power, and the use of lies not over a single day but the meticulous, if not chaotic, use of lies that spurred in those people, in those american citizens, the belief that they were doing the right thing to attack their own democracy. that is a sickness that continues

sean hannity said we can't have this. where was the line between sean hannity and fox and the white house? was there a line? >> you know, i can't speak to fox as a whole. i think some good reporters there. but i would say you've got your evening hosts, like judge janine, maria in the morning, sean hannity, laura ingraham. they were all acting as advisers oftentimes. in fact, on election night, the night before he took the stage, judge janine and laura ingraham were in the room. i'm not going to say fox as a whole was advising him or the line was too blurred there. but certainly the evening more opinion shows. >> you know, stephanie, we've talked a lot. we talked after your book came out about you reflecting on your role in the trump administration. you've said things like you're not sure that you will ever be redeemed for your participation in the trump administration. you know, you really have soul searched in the wake of leaving. i do wonder what you think is next and if there's anything that you can shed light on on wh

to answer your question, this sean hannity show is color-blind. but what gives behar at the right to question clarence thomas blackness. this is nothing more than pandering and it is insulting to black americans. what they are telling us is, if you are black, you have to be a democrat. tell that the herschel walker, tell that to condoleezza rice, candace owens, larry elder, and leo terrel. it is insulting. it is insulting because it makes the mind-set that we all think alike. black people have different views. and the comment to pick a black female is racist. it is the number one reason why i left the democratic party. two years ago joe biden said, if you vote for trump, you are not black. the democrats, the left wing have divided this country, sean. he said they played in every election cycle, they are playing at 24/7. one final point, this is not going to convince black people to vote for joe biden or the democrats. we hate crime. we want crime eliminated. we hate these federal mandates. we want the homeless problem done. we want school choice p

hannity, describing him as a de facto adviser to former president donald trump. the committee already has dozens of text messages hannity exchanged with former chief of staff mark meadows and others. on december 31st, a week before the insurrection, hannity seemed to warn meadows that top lawyers at the white house were on the verge of resigning en masse to protest trump's plans to overturn the election. he texted, quote, we can't lose the entire white house council's office. i do not see january 6th happening the way he is being told. on january 5th, the day before the insurrection, the committee says hannity seemed to sound the alarm, texting, "i'm very worried about the next 48 hours." >> let's go! >> reporter: and the next day, those fears were realized. during the riot, hannity texted meadows, quote, can he make a statement, ask people to leave the capitol? that night on fox news, hannity condemned the rioters. >> all of today's perpetrators must be arrested and prosecuted to the full extent of the law. >> reporter: and days after the riot, hannity wrote mea

[cheers] sean hannity is with us tonight. [cheers and applause] i thought you might know tucker carlson is with us as well. [cheers and applause] laura ingle back stage as well. she gave me permission on one night to call her show the america angle and trust me i asked her for permission. she will be on in a second. my "fox & friends" peeps are here as well. [cheers and applause] i could think of no better crowd and no better cause in all of america than right here at the patriot awards 4,000 strong. thank you so much. [cheers and applause] okay. y'all ready to get started tonight? [cheers] are you ready for our first presenter of the night? you know her, you love her, please give it up for laura ingraham. ♪ ♪ >> laura: hey, guys. you are beautiful. you all look beautiful. incredible. even hannity here looks beautiful. i am so excited to be here tonight. so great to see all of you, to present the first. [cheers and applause] award of the night. now, think about most valuable players, okay? they are indispensable to the te

that these are actual discussions happening with people like sean hannity. >> yeah. let me play a little clip of kayleigh mcenany on fox during that era just to give you an idea of how much baseless nonsense she put out in the public sphere. paid for by your tax dollars by the way. >> for president trump to be ahead as far as he was at 3:00 a.m. in these four states, michigan, pennsylvania, wisconsin, georgia, and for the vote to swing by as much as it did, the probability of that in one state is one in one quad theirs rillion. >> complete nonsense that analysis is based on the idea, it doesn't even take into account that democrats overwhelmingly voted by mail and republicans overwhelmingly voted that day. it is sheer, utter crap. does the fact that privately she seemed to be acknowledging the stolen election stuff was not true, and the fact that she was acknowledging, seemed to be acknowledging to sean hannity that there were crazy people in trump's sphere pushing this, does that make her legally liable in any way? >> i think it can, jake. i mean, if anyone is going

. >> the january 6th committee wants to chat with sean hannity. why? because as part of its investigation even more text messages there are surfacing that the fox host was in the very middle of strategy sessions with then president trump and the white house. more importantly, what hannity was saying privately was far from the message that he and his network pushed publicly to its viewers. many of whom would march on the capitol. >> on left side of your screen, you will hear hannity's words to viewers. on the right, you will see his private text to trump allies, members of congress, we report, you decide. >> we have ted cruz coming on later on in the program. he wants the commission to look into this for ten days. we'll have 150 house members supporting this as well. big rally. i believe your dad will be addressing that rally tomorrow. big crowds showed up to the point where the west wing could hear the music and the chanting of the people that were there already. and this all kicks off in the morning tomorrow. >> well, sean, that's right. and tomorrow

fox news host sean hannity is finding himself more and more involved in the investigation into january 6th. this week the house select committee asked hannity to come before the panel to answer questions about his communications with the trump administration, with trump himself in the days surrounding the insurrection. the committee is actually bringing receipts to all this. and that same request they actually unveiled a trove of new text from hannity to trump's chief of staff mark meadows from that time. now if this sounds familiar, that is because last month the committee released a flurry of messages from hannity and other fox news personalities as part of the investigation. it appears their communication with the white house actually did not stop there, express secretary stephanie grisham has not revealed several hosts from the conservative network had a direct line to the white house residence. a former senior administrative official told the post trump which sometimes tile hannity and -- directly into oval office staff meetings. i don't know how many times have to say this, but t

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this hour, did sean hannity betray donald trump? did trump dis hannity? new text messages rereal the truth about their fake friendship. >>> plus bob cost has is here, we're talking about why the upcoming olympics will be like none he has ever covered. >>> later i'm going back to school for an education about news literacy. see what these eighth graders are learning about misinformation and why they can hopefully help us all in the future. >>> blue john harris and more. >>> but first, the press corps' priorities versus the public's priorities. do reporters and viewers care about the same things? and when there's a mismatch, what should the media do differently? i would wager to say that the press cares a lot more than the public about gaffes and gripes and white house cleanup efforts, which is not to say that president biden's missteps are meani meaningless, they do matter, but do they matter as much as pocketbook issues? this brand-new nbc poll shows what matters most, only 22% of americans saying the country is on the right track. many feeling the pinch

fox news host texts, not just post-insurrection but pre- insurrection expressing concern, sean hannity expressing concern what will happen january 6. here is the trick of the trumpist, what we will call them. no matter what information we put out, they will say this is old information. if donald trump says something outright, it certainly can't be a scandal because he said it, or if he didn't say it, he will just repeat it and say that is old information, or something is a partisan witchhunt. we have been through this 100 times. that is his technique. the vast majority of the american people want to know what we uncovered. we could look on the anniversary of january 6. it is important, but what has changed? the only thing that changed is people have gotten more hardened in their political corners. publications -- politicians have gotten more cowardice in speaking out. the thing that concerns me the most is january 6 taught a lesson of what not to do and what to do. you see the linchpins of what could change an election outcome or create a constitutional crisis in 2024, which is why we

we should point out that everything sean hannity was accurate, not just accurate, it was good. good advice for donald trump would have been to shut up about the november 2020 election. that would have been very helpful for donald trump. it would have been good for republicans. you hear kevin kramer, you hear these other people talk about how somehow donald trump is going to want to do what's good for the republican party, i don't think that's what donald trump is going to do, but the advice hannity was giving was good and his insight is correct, this is a toxic thing to talk about, and we've got to move away from it. he didn't have the kind of influence he thought he once did. >> and let's talk about that because we've gotten this response now through a spokesperson from the former president specifically in response to the texts that donald trump should not talk about election again ever, he says that i disagree with sean on that, and the facts are proving me right. that's not true, but what's this tell us about their relationship now? >> i don't know. i mean, and for goodness

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