Heraldo Rivera launched an on-air attack against Sean Hannity on Tuesday after it was revealed that he and other Fox News personalities messaged Donald Trump's former chief of staff Mark Meadows during the January 6 insurrection, urging the then-president to put an end to the riot.

Rivera appeared on Hannity's show after the House Select Committee investigating the attack at the Capitol revealed that Hannity, Laura Ingraham and Brian Kilmeade all texted Meadows as the mob was storming the building, citing concerns about the violence taking place and how negatively it would 

"Can he make a statement? Ask people to leave the Capitol," Hannity texted Meadows on January 6, revealed Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, vice chair of the congressional committee investigating the riot.

Ingraham also texted Meadows that Trump "needs to tell people in the Capitol to go home. This is hurting all of us. He is destroying his legacy." Kilmeade texted Meadows: "Please get him on tv. Destroying everything you have accomplished."

During his show, Hannity condemned the media for focusing on the Capitol riot instead of the hundreds of Black Lives Matter protests which occurred in the summer of 2020 across the country.

In response, Rivera said that while the disorder of the Black Lives Matter protests was "concerning," the January 6 attack was "unleashed, incited and inspired" by the president.

Hannity then interrupted Rivera to state that Trump did not urge his supporters to attack the Capitol on January 6 after spending several weeks falsely claiming the 2020 election was rigged, but to "peacefully, patriotically" march to the building in protest.

In response, Rivera said: "I beg you, Sean, to remember the frame of mind you were in when you wrote that text on January 6, and when Laura did, and when Brian did, and when Don [Trump] Jr. did.

"Remember that concern you had. Remember the frustration of our beloved 45th president—where was he? How could he be doing this? Why doesn't he say something? You saw unfolding before your very eyes an attack on democracy, an attack on the Constitution."

During the criticism, Hannity said that he texted Meadows because he "wanted the riot to end" before handing over to Fox News commentator Dan Bongino.

Bongino then accused Rivera of "backstabbing" the former president, adding that it is "disgusting" and "vile" that he pretends to be Trump's friend.

In response, Rivera shouted over the top of Bongino that he supported Trump until he "abandoned democracy" and "refused to accept the will of the people."

Cheney said that the messages sent to Meadows by the Fox News presenters show there is "no doubt [that] the White House knew exactly what was happening" at the Capitol and Trump still "refused to act when action by our president was required" for more than three hours.

The texts appear to be a direct contradiction to how many Fox News hosts later reported on the January 6 riot, including downplaying the seriousness of the attack or spreading conspiracy theories that the violence was actually committed by far-left Antifa protesters.

The messages also raise questions of impartiality and ethical standards at Fox News, including the issue of their journalists contacting senior White House officials to pass on messages to the president.

"Texting the chief of staff to urge him to tell the president to call for an end to rioting is a good thing," Tim Graham, director of media analysis at the conservative Media Research Center, told The Associated Press. "But, ideally, journalists shouldn't be texting political advice to the White House."

Fox News has been contacted for comment.

Geraldo Rivera Condemns Sean Hannity Over Jan. 6 Text: 'Remember That Concern You Had'

You libs think Jan. 6th was some kind of attack on American democracy.

What a joke that is. You fall right in line with the other sheeple believing the drama they love to create in order to divide this country.

Don't you think hatred for one man that has, btw, exposed the swamp for what it is has gone too far. I mean, these are supposed to be adults that are supposed to run this country.

Yet they put their childish rants ahead of the AMerican people.

They have lied for 5 years about a non politician that embarrassed their candidate. A candidate btw that was the most evil person ever created by a party. Pelosi is neck and neck fyi. SHe's an overacheiver,lol.

All that being said, you conveniently have forgotten about ALL the destruction BLM and the other hate groups have caused the taxpayers.

What's funny now is these mayors and governors are now complaining about these people they created that are detroying their cities.

The same cities that defunded police are now wanting stricter policing.

Isn't that ironic?

But typical of libs. They cause the problem and then blame others for it.

Liberals are the fireman that start the fire, then put the fire out, and then want a medal for doing so.

Again, typical of the scurge they have become.

This post may not be surrounded with articles and web sites, but it's damn spot on accurate.

Still on your angry rampage, Obsy?

More stuff comign out about your beloved. Stay tuned.

So you being a victim makes ME angry.

If that helps you sleep at night

More damaging stuff coming out, day by day. An objective person would say "I will reserve judgement and wait for the evidence to come out" ...

You? You don't care what the evidence says. You support him no matter what. You proved, through that statement, that facts don't matter to you Obsy. You're basically in a cult. I wish you realized that.

You're idea of a discussion is compliance.

You've got issues

My idea of discussion is sort through the facts, not emotions and putting blidners on my eyes (like you)

Obsy, your ego simply will not allow you to be objective. I get it. You do not want to hear the truth or sift through facts. You simply want to hold onto your long-held beliefs.

I would not want to live that kind of a life...It's sad

If all you are capable of is anger, name-calling, beraetment, and misinfomration, how do actually find peace in your life? 

I would like to see ONE instance where you actually practice what you preech

that would be you Bladeslap.

you now have posted a string of BS stories about individuals requesting Trump to stop the protest, from a bunch of OPINION articles and call them factual!

We have alread found one lie in your string of posts about this subject.  You posted that Trump did not ask people to go home and he did.  That was a lie!

that would be you Bladeslap.

you now have posted a string of BS stories about individuals requesting Trump to stop the protest, from a bunch of OPINION articles and call them factual!

We have alread found one lie in your string of posts about this subject.  You posted that Trump did not ask people to go home and he did.  That was a lie!