(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . How did Fox News cover Trump's indictment? [1] ['Daily Kos Staff'] Date: 2023-06-09 Late Thursday, news broke that Donald Trump had been indicted in connection to his mishandling of classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago during the FBI raid of the twice-impeached (and now twice-indicted) former president’s home. The news was historic and reactions poured in from all over. What would Fox News do? The right-wing propaganda outfit has a long history of ignoring some of the biggest bad news for conservatives. But with news this cataclysmic coming down the pike, even they couldn’t ignore the story. Would they simply parrot Trump’s personal all-caps, fact-free ranting that Joe Biden has classified documents in his garage, and something about Chinatown? Pretty much. And Fox News made sure to add Hillary Clinton’s emails to the news cycle as well. It was bizarre! RELATED STORY: Initial reactions to Trump indictment: celebration and jubilation It must be noted that every strange Trump-inspired claim that Fox News promoted on its channel last night has been debunked as false. x A thread 🧵of the entire evening of primetime Fox News the night of the 2nd indictment of Donald J. Trump. Jesse Watters had to abruptly pivot half way through his show. The panic was instant. Hillary Clinton was brought up immediately. It was about everyone but Trump 1/5 pic.twitter.com/gZla5I1JHt — Decoding Fox News (@DecodingFoxNews) June 9, 2023 Did you get that? Clinton has “things in a sock drow-wer [sic],” and there is stuff in “Chinatown.” Clinton “bleached classified documents.” Biden has been “caught” “taking $10 million from Burisma.” I know you hadn’t heard that Biden was caught taking bribes because … he wasn’t, and the Republican witch hunters saying this have yet to provide even the tiniest particle of evidence to support that lie. This next one includes a call for evangelicals to vote … and something about Hillary Clinton. x On Fox News Tonight - you’d think the case was about Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton’s sock drawer. Stephen Miller had a meltdown. Pastor Jeffress vowed support of evangelicals 2/5 pic.twitter.com/6tkwREAdH2 — Decoding Fox News (@DecodingFoxNews) June 9, 2023 These next two clips include Hannity’s Clinton obsession and right-wing commentator Mark Levin saying Trump would die in prison if he served 100 years. That’s how crime and time work sometimes. x Mark Levin’s histrionic reaction was just a tad dramatic. He said that Trump could die in federal prison. Communists, fascists, and insurrections! Helen Keller prosecutors! Bamboozling cable channels! Hillary Clinton! Stalin! Hellholes! 4/5 pic.twitter.com/RNaOeBvWTp — Decoding Fox News (@DecodingFoxNews) June 9, 2023 So what’s the important news today? x Shawn Mendes criticized for NYC wildfire smoke imagery used to promote new song https://t.co/3nw1cRrHdk — Fox News (@FoxNews) June 9, 2023 Bring it home, Fox. x Meet the deep-pocketed climate nonprofit pushing gas stove ban with direct line to Biden admin, China links https://t.co/9C05gSGMEn — Fox News (@FoxNews) June 9, 2023 RELATED STORIES: Why Donald Trump was indicted Trump federally indicted. Republicans have thoughts We talk about the field of Republicans willing to go up against the MAGA monster that is Trump. It’s a veritable who cares of the Republican Party, but it is also indicative of the rot inside of the conservative world. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/6/9/2174310/-How-did-Fox-News-cover-Trump-s-indictment Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/