don t have more information whether there was hazardous material or not. the testing they have so far is that it would not be actual poison or threatening material but again, we just got this in moments ago. this is not the first threat of its kind this is a significant development. and while we are careful to note only tell what you law enforcement has said for example they re not saying a source or suspect, i can tell you as a factual matter we re reporting on this new threatening letter sent to the d.a. at the very time just yesterday we were reporting on a new filing by the same d.a. alvin bragg that cites as criminal evidence donald trump s public provocations to potential violence, him swinging a bat at this d.a and that filing, which we have more on later tonight, quotes from exactly these kind of threats, many without powder, many without anything physical attached poured into the office. the d.a. connected in general what he argues is donald trump s unlawful medd
life. good evening charles thanks for having me on. you are exactly right, we start with the tragic irony of a disinformation policy expert being the target of horrible attacks and other homes based on disinformation. the lies that we described in the complaint colluding some that you laid out there, these aren t trivial. they harmed nina in profound ways. they caused significant uptick that were directly associated with the coverage on fox in online harassment, in death threats, and even indexing. they also fundamentally altered her reputation and her path and her chosen field as a disinformation policy expert based on complete and utter fabrications. nina told the guardian her motive in suing fox was to ensure accountability for what she alleges was a smear campaign that undermined democracy. talk to us about the link to democracy and the importance of achieving accountability in
tucker carlson and fox news. also joining us, former republican congressman and msnbc contributor david jolly is back with us. with us at the table is former democratic congressman sean patrick maloney. this look inside fox is less interesting to me as a corrupt culture and more interesting to me as a permission structure for the republican party i had abby grossberg here yesterday who s suing fox. one of the most revealing things she said is that tucker holds the careers of republican lawmakers in his hands and knows it and loves it. i guess it s chicken and the egg, but they gave him this power. yes, and it s just more evidence of how deeply corrupt that organization is and the damage it s done, which is deep and enduring, to coin a phrase i would feel better if the news
it is not new. it is interesting the timing of this. we ll have to wait and see what he says. i m sure something will be coming out from his side of things. that is an interesting question though. what we do know when it comes to fox and when they part ways with someone, just ask the nondisclosure agreements. and is he free to jump to another network if he wants to? news max, which is that smaller, right wing channel that fox news was really worried about in the wake of the 2020 election, the audience i m sure would follow him over there. is he free to do that? is that something he wants to do? is it possible he wants to do something like glen beck and start his own media empire. there are a lot of different options depending what his contract is. the legal problems for fox are not over. they have the smartmatic lawsuit, suing fox for more than dominion did. now you have a potential disgruntled ex-employee tucker carlson as a witness there. we should say this, too. last week
the number that made historic headlines this week. look at that. 787,000,500. the cost of airing a live that is the amount that fox news will pay dominion voting systems in a settlement that was struck on tuesday, but dominion isn t the only company suing fox for spreading lies related to the 2020 election. smartmatic another voting machine company, is suing fox and other defendants for 2.7 billion in a statement after the dominion settlement was announced. a lawyer for smartmatic said dominions litigation expose some of the misconduct and damage caused by fox s disinformation campaign, smartmatic will expose the rest . fox s response via statement was quote smart, maddox damages claim. are implausible claims are implausible, disconnected from reality and on its face intended to chill. first amendment freedoms. so joining