'Increasingly goofy': Analyst hits Fox News' for efforts to spin Trump trial
by Raw Story
Raw Story— As Donald Trump's first criminal trial got underway, proceedings received extensive coverage in the media.But over at Fox News, the story is not the center of the news world — and the network's focus was more centered around Trump's grievances over the trial, which accuses him of falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment made to adult movie star Stormy Daniels. According to The Daily Beast's Justin Baragona, "The rest of the cable news landscape has devoted round-the-clock...
Raw Story—'Insane': Fox News analyst ridiculed for saying Hope Hicks 'imploded' case against Trump. Alvin Bragg's latest witness provided damning information linking Donald Trump to a potential felony in the former president's hush money cover-up case, but a Fox News legal and political analyst doesn't see it that way.Fox News’ Gregg Jarrett, who previously said it's a "myth that collusion in a political campaign is a crime," wrote a piece for the conservative outlet in which he insists that "Bragg's own witness, Hope Hicks, implodes case against Trump.""Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg should turn...
Raw Story—'It feels pretty silly': Columnist roasts Fox News for fawning Trump trial coverage. Fox News host Jesse Watters’ coverage of Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial is raising eyebrows for the praise he lavishes upon the former president and the basic facts about courtroom proceedings he seems not to understand, a new analysis shows. Among his confused viewers is Vanity Fair’s political correspondent Bess Levin, who targeted Watters Tuesday with a quick fact check and a joking prediction for Fox News. ALSO READ: Busted: Paul Gosar campaign consultant linked to antisemitism...
Deadline—Fox News Tops April Ratings; CNN And MSNBC See Some Boost From Trump Trial, But It’s Hardly A Blockbuster. Fox News continued its dominance in the April ratings, while network coverage of Donald Trump’s hush money trial has failed to produce blockbuster viewership. In fact, all the major cable news networks saw a drop off in the key 25-54 demo versus a year ago. Working against the networks is the fact that the television […]