More Sworn Deposition Old Guy - Murdoch says "Yes we knew Trump's claims were bullsh** but we didnt want to alienate his base (paraphrsed from what's below)
Old guy, you started your argument that there was no testiomony and everyting was bull... We proved you incorrect
Next, we showed you sworn deposition but you you are denying that he said he knew they were lying.
Now, Here is the sworn testimony where he explicitly says "YES I KNEW THE CLAIMS WERE BULL and i SHOULD have done something to stop it"
Old guy - What excuse now?
Under Oath / Sworn Deposition, Murdoch said
“I would have liked us to be stronger in denouncing it, in hindsight,” Murdoch said under oath.
Question from Dominion lawyer: “It is fair to say you seriously doubted any claim of massive election fraud?”
Murdoch: “Oh yes.”
Dominion lawyer: “And you seriously doubted it from the very beginning?”
Murdoch: “Yes. I mean, we thought everything was on the up and up.”
But Fox hosts kept telling viewers that the election was not on the up and up – and Murdoch was fine with that. And he was fine with the hosts bringing on MAGA guests, like Rudy Giuliani, who lied as they breathed.
Dominion lawyer: “You are aware now that Fox did more than simply host these guests and give them a platform; correct?”
Murdoch: “I think you’ve shown me some material in support of that.”
Dominion lawyer: “In fact, you are now aware that Fox (hosts) endorsed at times this false notion of a stolen election?”
Murdoch: “…Some of our commentators were endorsing it. Yes. They endorsed.
At another point in the deposition, Murdoch candidly explained why he felt it was necessary for various Fox hosts to amplify the Big Lie: He didn’t want to alienate his MAGA viewers by telling them the truth, and he didn’t want to antagonize Trump.
In Murdoch’s words, “He had a very large following, and they were probably mostly viewers of Fox, so it would have been stupid” to tell them the truth. It was all about making money; in his words, “It is not ‘red’ or ‘blue,’ it is green.”
Dominion lawyer: “You could have said…to the hosts, ‘Stop putting Rudy Giuliani on the air’?”
Murdoch: “I could have. But I didn’t.”
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