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Home Front: Politix

Tucker gets FNC front office memo? Says Powell won't appear on the show and 'tell all' therefore she's not to be believed; General Flynn slams

2020-11-22

[Right Scoop] Tucker Carlson tonight casted doubt on Sidney Powell’s massive claim that the election was stolen, something he said would be the biggest crime in our nation’s history. He explains below:

The meat of these videos is this. Tucker said he contacted Powell about her claims last Sunday night, to see the evidence and for her to come on the show. This is the response he said he got:

We invited Sidney Powell on this show. We would’ve given her the whole hour. We would have given her the entire week actually and listened quietly the whole time at rapt attention. That’s a big story. But she never sent us any evidence despite a lot of requests, polite requests, not a page. When we kept pressing, she got angry and told us to stop contacting her. When we checked with others around the Trump campaign, people in positions of authority, they told us Powell has never given them any evidence either. Nor did she provide any today at the press conference.

My first thought on this is that Powell is saving her evidence for the trial and doesn’t want to reveal her cards yet. That seems reasonable to me, but you’d think that other high ups in the Trump campaign would at least know about some of it and could verify that she does indeed have evidence for her claims. Also Tucker has the biggest show in the news business so having him in your corner is not a bad thing, especially considering the good reputation he has these days.

General Flynn Slams Tucker Carlson After Fox Host Doubts Sidney Powell: 'You Sit on High and Pontificate'

[Western Journal] Former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn lambasted prominent Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Friday night, defending his personal lawyer Sidney Powell against disparaging remarks pertaining to her work on Trump campaign litigation related to the 2020 presidential election.

Powell was part of a Thursday news conference in which prominent members of the Trump legal team laid out their less-than-substantive "opening statement" in a multi-pronged attempt to challenge swing-state election results with sworn statements regarding mass voter fraud — an exercise that has invited no shortage of establishment media criticism.

Much to the chagrin of some conservative audiences members, Carlson was one of the loudest critics, joining with left-wing media peers to suggest Powell and her colleagues ought to go public with the evidence they claim to possess.

"Come on @TuckerCarlson you’re still not being genuine. @SidneyPowell1 is slaying dragons with her small team and you sit on high and pontificate," Flynn tweeted Friday.

"Go do some street journalism and ask the tough questions yourself. Why the hell not!?" the retired Army lieutenant general added.

Posted by:Besoeker

#13 Loose lips sink ships

Posted by: KBK 2020-11-22 22:33

#12 I believe Powell said she'd drop her evidence Mon or Tuesday. I'm guessing Tues or Wed to ensure everyone talks about it over Thanksgiving.

Posted by: rjschwarz 2020-11-22 21:39

#11 I like Tucker and most of the time he does a good job. Although he is not an attorney, he should know better. He's looking for the scoop of the centuries on this case. The Trump team should not release their evidence to anyone other than a court of law for the reasons stated: to protect their witnesses from harm. There are so many people on the left who are crazier than a shit house rat who would be all too willing to do harm to these witnesses.

If you look at the record of these leftist Dems and what they have done during the past 4+ years, one has to assume they are capable of anything.

Posted by: JohnQC 2020-11-22 16:28

#10 I love Tucker but is he getting the Megan Kelly disease of imperious hubris from his success? I like to think he is too balanced for that over the long term but get off this to avoid giving it the Cuomo kewpie doll impact.

Posted by: NoMoreBS 2020-11-22 12:34

#9 Not only do you show your cards to the enemy prematurely, but judges do not particularly care for trial by media.

Posted by: Cesare 2020-11-22 10:28

#8 Rudy G. needs to stay away, too. Just 'cuz.

Posted by: Clem 2020-11-22 10:07

#7 Isn't she an officer of the court? I don't think she _can_ reveal her evidence during an ongoing investigation - certainly not on national television.
Tucker should respect that. I wonder how much pressure he's getting from 'on high' to press for this?
Lets wait and see how it plays out...

Posted by: CrazyFool 2020-11-22 09:57

#6 To think Sidney Powell would reveal evidence of an active investigation on a TV show (or anywhere else) is absurd and naïve.

Posted by: Clem 2020-11-22 09:34

#5 /\ Exactly correct.

Posted by: Besoeker 2020-11-22 09:29

#4 Why reveal your evidence before filling, gives the opposition time to come up with new alibis.

Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-11-22 09:27

#3 Attractive women seem to get booted from Fox in much greater numbers than men. That may possibly be a clue as to who is actually in charge.

Posted by: Besoeker 2020-11-22 09:08

#2 I always thought they would come up "allegations" of sexual harassment or racial slurs to force Tucker out.

But should we be surprised? Even our favorite rock bands "sell out" and "go commercial". Fox's demise was inevitable.

Posted by: Clem 2020-11-22 08:47

The O’Reilly Factor, was the No. 1 program in cable news for what, 15 consecutive years or more? It didn't matter, they dumped him.

Graphic: Alain Charnier waves goodbye at pursuing narcotics officer Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle in The French Connection.

Posted by: Besoeker 2020-11-22 07:09

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