A very obvious attack and assault on the Constitution and the First Amendment is happening after the Jan. 6 select committee has requested Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity voluntarily cooperate with its investigation of the assault on the U.S. Capitol.
Here’s an excerpt from Axios report:
The Jan. 6 select committee is preparing to ask Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity for his voluntary cooperation with its investigation of the assault on the U.S. Capitol, a source with direct knowledge of the plan tells Axios.
Why it matters: Hannity is one of the most prominent media figures in America and was a close adviser to Donald Trump throughout his presidency. The committee revealed last month that Hannity texted then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows during the riot to urge him to get Trump to stop his supporters.
Tim Mulvey, a spokesperson for the Jan. 6 committee, declined to comment when asked about the pending Hannity request.
Jay Sekulow, counsel to Sean Hannity, told Axios, “If true, any such request would raise serious constitutional issues including First Amendment concerns regarding freedom of the press.”
Details: Axios has not yet been able to establish the nature of the cooperation the committee plans to ask of Hannity. Committee officials have said Hannity was among several Fox News hosts who were texting Meadows during the riot.
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Last month a text message from Trump’s former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows was read by Liz Cheney out loud as the panel voted to hold him in contempt.
Cheney said that “These text messages leave no doubt…multiple Fox News hosts knew the president needed to act immediately. They texted Mr. Meadows.” And proceeded to read the text message “Can he [Trump] make a statement?” Hannity said in the texts read by Liz Cheney a couple of weeks ago. “Ask people to leave the Capitol.”
And according to the left-wing, Hannity’s only sin, and mistake, this time was that he didn’t criticize Trump after the Capitol protest on January 6. What a word!
Sources: The Gateway Pundit, News Yahoo, CNN