Fox News host Sean Hannity "tailored his shows" based on (contact with Manafort)

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Fox News host Sean Hannity “tailored his shows” based on suggestions from Paul Manafort: FBI memos

Rick Gates told investigators that Hannity was a "Trump supporter who publicly applauded Manafort's hiring"

IGOR DERYSH at Salon

MARCH 4, 2020 6:36PM (UTC)

https://www.salon.com/2020/03/04/fox-news-host-sean-hannity-tailored-his-shows-based-on-suggestions-from-paul-manafort-fbi-memos/

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"During the campaign, Hannity tailored his shows to the agenda Manafort suggested," the FBI memo said. "Hannity called himself a 'pundit,' not a journalist."

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The Fox News host was "a central point of contact between the president's allies who were under investigation (by Mueller) and Trump himself," the memos said.

Manafort described Hannity as a "backchannel" to the president during his legal battle, according to the memos. Hannity offered to strategize Manafort's defense after his home was raided and "advised" witnesses in the Russia probe to "bash" their phones into "itsy-bitsy pieces," though Hannity said he was being facetious.

"Manafort knew Hannity was speaking to Trump around then because Hannity would tell Manafort to hang in there, that he had been talking to Trump, that Trump had his back, and things like that," one of the memos said. "Manafort understood his conversations with Hannity to be a message from Trump."

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[blogslut]

1. Here's the link

https://www.salon.com/2020/03/04/fox-news-host-sean-hannity-tailored-his-shows-based-on-suggestions-from-paul-manafort-fbi-memos/

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4. Thanks. My bad.

[Faux pas]

2. EFFERS

[world wide wally]

3. Was there ever any doubt?

[Initech]

5. It's all connected, I swear.

Fox News has done irreparable damage to our country and Hannity and his goons have a direct line to the president. I have a feeling they are not going to go away quietly.

[Frustratedlady]

7. I doubt anyone would be surprised if Hannity was being paid by the Russians or whichever oligarchs

that wanted to have influence.

He supposedly invested heavily in properties and has been an almost daily advisor to Trump through late night phone calls. You know that wouldn't amount to anything honest. He may luck out and Trump will be out of office before he is exposed.

[Brainfodder]

6. The DUHs are so loud they are tone deafening the Republicans?

[maxsolomon]

8. is there anything legally wrong with this?

as far as I can tell, there are no more rules.

the concept of journalistic ethics is six feet under.