On election afternoon, Hannity texted Meadows at 1:36 p.m. to ask about attending North Carolina. Two hours later, Meadows replied: “The stress of each vote matters. Go out and vote. On the radio.”
“Yes, sir,” Haniti replied. “In this. In any place especially we need a push.”
“Pennsylvania. NC AZ,” Meadows wrote, adding: “Nevada.”
“I got it. Everywhere,” Haniti said.
The texts also show the two men discussing Trump’s strategy to challenge the election, protesting against Fox and plotting what to do after Trump’s departure – including possible cooperation.
“You should also spend at least half your time doing business with us,” Hannity sent a message to Meadows on December 12. “And I’m serious. You never talked to Fox. I’ve fought with them.”
“I agree. We can build a strong team,” Meadows replied. “I did not speak to (Fox News CEO) Susan (Scott) because I was kindly committed, but I will make sure to connect. You are a true patriot and I am very proud of you! “Your friendship means a lot to me.”
“The feeling is mutual,” Hannity wrote.
Hannity did not respond to requests for comment from CNN. neither Meadows nor his lawyer. A spokesman for the January 6 commission declined to comment.
Fueling fraud conspiracies
Initially, after the November 2020 election, Hannity appeared to share Trump’s false election allegations. On November 29, he texted Meadows saying he had his team trying to prove election fraud: “I made my team look for the numbers. There is no way Biden can have those numbers. It’s just mathematically impossible. It’s so sad. “We can do this in 2020. we need a breakthrough, a video, something.” Meadows replied, “You’re right. You’re working on the discovery.” “Okay. It would be amazing,” Haniti replied. But several weeks later, as Trump’s team lost the legal challenge and the savage claims of lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell failed to materialize into anything more than false conspiracy theories, Hannibal’s tone changed. Hannity checked in with Meadows on December 22, asking him how he was. “I’m fighting like crazy. I went to Cobb County to reconsider the process. Very difficult days, but I will continue to fight,” said Meadows, referring to Trump’s objections to the Cobb county vote in Georgia. While Hannity has never appeared to dispute Trump’s false allegations about the election itself, he has expressed concern about the tactics of some of those pushing for the Trump case. Hannity replied to Meadows, “It’s fine to fight. Fing’s crazy are NOT good. They are NOT helping him. I’m bored with these people.” By New Year’s Eve, Hannity had warned of the consequences if the White House’s top lawyers resigned in protest. Hannibal also seemed to accept the fact that the election was over and the President’s best course of action was to go to Florida and bind Biden from there. “We can not lose the entire WH consulting firm. I do NOT see January 6 happening as they are told,” Hannity said. “After the 6th. He should announce that he will lead the national effort to reform the integrity of the vote. Go to the Fl and watch Joe mingle daily. Stay committed. When he speaks, people will listen.”
Preparing for a Trump interview
Hannity’s text messages to the Meadows are of interest to the House’s selection committee, which wrote to Hannity in January requesting an interview. That month, the panel released some of Hannity’s Meadows texts that show his concern about what would happen on January 6, 2021.
Following the letter, Hannibal’s attorney, Jay Sekulu, told CNN: “We are examining the committee’s letter and will respond as appropriate.”
The texts provide evidence for what many White House and Fox sources have claimed during Trump’s tenure: that Hannibal served as “shadow chief of staff” while juggling radio and television broadcasts. Trump often called on Hanidi’s show – and Haniti appeared on stage with the President during his last rally in 2018.
While Hannity was fiercely loyal to Trump on-air, his off-air relationship was more complicated. He sometimes complained about Trump’s behavior and worried that the President was hurting the Republican Party.
Hannity said he is not a journalist and Fox does not follow his traditional journalistic standards. He is more like a GOP activist and entertainer, like some of his fellow Fox hosts. In addition to Hannity, Fox’s Laura Ingraham, Tucker Carlson, Maria Bartiromo and Brian Kilmeade also sent messages to the Meadows.
A Fox spokesman did not respond to a request for comment.
In a landmark text, Bartiromo sent a message to Meadows on the morning of November 29, less than an hour before giving Trump’s first interview since election day. The text included questions he planned to ask Trump.
“Hello, the public wants to know that they will fight it. They want to hear a way to victory. And they are in control,” Bartiromo wrote at 9:21 p.m. the facts are on your side. Let’s start from there. What are the facts? Describe what happened here. Next, I will look at fraud, including the statistical weaknesses of Biden magic (federal). Please make sure it does not leave tangents. We want to know that he is strong, he is a fighter and he will win. This no longer concerns him. It’s about ???. I will also ask him about the great technology and the means that affect the ejection. Towards the end I will reach the GA effluents and then the vaccines “.
At 10:12 a.m., Trump called on Bartiromo’s show, “Sunday Morning Futures.” Her series of questions reflected much of what she wrote in the text message.
“Thank you for talking to us in the first post-election interview,” Bartiromo said. “Mr President, you have said many times that this election was rigged, that there was a lot of rigging. And the facts are on your side. Let’s start from there. Please read the facts. Describe what happened.”
The committee has previously published texts by both Kilmeade and Ingraham expressing concern about the Capitol attacks and their impact on Trump’s legacy. Tucker Carlson only appears in an exchange of Meadows text logs as he tries to speak to the Meadows as he prepares for his November 17 show.
“Sorry I missed you. I was writing the show. I got it I think, but I appreciate it,” Carlson wrote.
The logs also show that there were dozens of journalists from other organizations who sent messages to Meadows during this time period. Contrary to Hanidi’s messages, these reporters often asked the White House Chief of Staff for confirmation of the breaking news or tried to secure an interview with Trump.
Meadows received reports from reporters in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Politico, Bloomberg, NBC, ABC, CBS and CNN, among others.
“I start to feel fallen”
As the election night came, Hannidi pinged the Meadows to share a tweet about early voting totals from North Carolina, a state critical to Trump’s re-election hopes. “Will we keep ??” Hannie asked Meadows. “We are still well,” Meadows wrote. One week later, Hannity checked in again to see how Meadows was coping. “I’m doing well. I work around the clock. We will fight and we will win,” said Meadows. “Do you really think it is possible?” Haniti replied. “I’m starting to feel frustrated. With a lot of disorganization. We need Jim to respond to the messages. Someone who is trustworthy.” “Arizona now drops just 12813. The ballots are yet to be counted,” Meadows wrote. “Very disorganized, but I lost my mind yesterday and today. DO NOT let your heart be troubled, my friend.” The texts of Hannity and Meadows underscore the insular effects of the right-wing media echo, where little, if any, accurate information about the election results could be broken. In November and early December, Hannity’s show often reinforced Trump’s election lies. Invited, including then-White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany, made near-night appearances to cast doubt on the election results and support the doomed legal challenges. “We will follow the facts,” Hanidi said in his program on December 2, a day after Trump’s attorney general, William Barr, said there was no evidence of widespread electoral fraud. But in his writings with the Meadows, Hannity seemed to have given up on the fact that the election was over. “The Texas affair is very strong. Another Heraklion ascent. Everyone knows it was stolen. Everyone,” Hannibal wrote on December 8. “I’m wandering between crazy and sad like hell. The Wtf happened in our country, Mark.” Meadows replied: “So upset that I saw what we allowed to happen.” “We honestly think the same. This is another discussion,” Hannity wrote.
“I was at war with them all week”
The text messages also shed light on Hannity’s tensions with Fox. The Trump-affiliated channel angered the former president by calling Arizona for Biden on election night.
On December 6, Meadows sent Hannity an article about then-Fox presenter Chris Wallace (who was hired by CNN) who cut off Trump’s HHS secretary Alex Azar when Azar called Biden vice president instead. the elected president.
“Doing this to try to get ratings will not work in the long run and I doubt it is even a short-term winning strategy,” Meadows wrote.
Hannity responded with a jab at Fox and a suggestion of what Meadows should do after leaving the White House: “I’ve been at war with them all week. We’ll talk when I see you,” Hannity wrote. “Also, if it doesn’t end the way we want it to, you and Jay do three things together. 1- Directing legal strategies against Biden 2- NC Real estate 3- Another job I talked to Rudy. Thx I helped him.”
Hannity reiterated his frustration several days later by telling Meadows that he had done a campaign ad.
“I was screaming that there are no ads from Labor Day onwards”, Haniti …
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On election afternoon, Hannity texted Meadows at 1:36 p.m. to ask about attending North Carolina. Two hours later, Meadows replied: “The stress of each vote matters. Go out and vote. On the radio.”
“Yes, sir,” Haniti replied. “In this. In any place especially we need a push.”
“Pennsylvania. NC AZ,” Meadows wrote, adding: “Nevada.”
“I got it. Everywhere,” Haniti said.
The texts also show the two men discussing Trump’s strategy to challenge the election, protesting against Fox and plotting what to do after Trump’s departure – including possible cooperation.
“You should also spend at least half your time doing business with us,” Hannity sent a message to Meadows on December 12. “And I’m serious. You never talked to Fox. I’ve fought with them.”
“I agree. We can build a strong team,” Meadows replied. “I did not speak to (Fox News CEO) Susan (Scott) because I was kindly committed, but I will make sure to connect. You are a true patriot and I am very proud of you! “Your friendship means a lot to me.”
“The feeling is mutual,” Hannity wrote.
While Hannity did not respond to CNN’s invitation to comment on his text exchanges with Meadows, he appeared to address the issue Friday night on his Fox show.
“I’m on Fox News, which is a news channel, but I’m not claiming to be a journalist, I’re claiming to be a talk show host. But I can produce thousands of hours of live news, thousands of hours of investigative reporting,” Haniti said. in advance of who I am, I am a registered conservative. Yes, I voted for Donald Trump, I do not apologize. I express my opinion directly. “
Meadows and his lawyer did not respond to CNN, but according to the court testimony Friday night, Meadows claims that his writings “lack evidence that Mr. Meadows had any knowledge, let alone of any role in the unfortunate events.” at the Capitol “. The testimony also states that the January 6 commission used the texts already delivered by Meadows “to insult him publicly through the media”.
Fueling fraud conspiracies
Initially, after the November 2020 election, Hannity appeared to share Trump’s false election allegations. On November 29, he texted Meadows saying he had his team trying to prove election fraud: “I made my team look for the numbers. There is no way Biden can have those numbers. It’s just mathematically impossible. It’s so sad. “We can do this in 2020. we need a breakthrough, a video, something.” Meadows replied, “You’re right. You’re working on the discovery.” “Okay. It would be amazing,” Haniti replied. But several weeks later, as Trump’s team lost the legal challenge and the savage claims of lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell failed to materialize into anything more than false conspiracy theories, Hannibal’s tone changed. Hannity checked in with Meadows on December 22, asking him how he was. “I’m fighting like crazy. I went to Cobb County to reconsider the process. Very difficult days, but I will continue to fight,” said Meadows, referring to Trump’s objections to the Cobb county vote in Georgia. While Hannity has never appeared to dispute Trump’s false allegations about the election itself, he has expressed concern about the tactics of some of those pushing for the Trump case. Hannity replied to Meadows, “It’s fine to fight. Fing’s crazy are NOT good. They are NOT helping him. I’m bored with these people.” By New Year’s Eve, Hannity had warned of the consequences if the White House’s top lawyers resigned in protest. Hannibal also seemed to accept the fact that the election was over and the President’s best course of action was to go to Florida and bind Biden from there. “We can not lose the entire WH consulting firm. I do NOT see January 6 happening as they are told,” Hannity said. “After the 6th. He should announce that he will lead the national effort to reform the integrity of the vote. Go to the Fl and watch Joe mingle daily. Stay committed. When he speaks, people will listen.”
Preparing for a Trump interview
Hannity’s text messages to the Meadows are of interest to the House’s selection committee, which wrote to Hannity in January requesting an interview. That month, the panel released some of Hannity’s Meadows texts that show his concern about what would happen on January 6, 2021.
Following the letter, Hannibal’s attorney, Jay Sekulu, told CNN: “We are examining the committee’s letter and will respond as appropriate.”
The texts provide evidence for what many White House and Fox sources have claimed during Trump’s tenure: that Hannibal served as “shadow chief of staff” while juggling radio and television broadcasts. Trump often called on Hanidi’s show – and Haniti appeared on stage with the President during his last rally in 2018.
While Hannity was fiercely loyal to Trump on-air, his off-air relationship was more complicated. He sometimes complained about Trump’s behavior and worried that the President was hurting the Republican Party.
Hannity said he is not a journalist and Fox does not follow his traditional journalistic standards. He is more like a GOP activist and entertainer, like some of his fellow Fox hosts. In addition to Hannity, Fox Laura Ingraham, Tucker Carlson, Maria Bartiromo and Brian Kilmeade also sent messages to the Meadows.
A Fox spokesman did not respond to a request for comment.
In a landmark text, Bartiromo sent a message to Meadows on the morning of November 29, less than an hour before giving Trump’s first interview since election day. The text included questions he planned to ask Trump.
“Hello, the public wants to know that they will fight it. They want to hear a way to victory. And they are in control,” Bartiromo wrote at 9:21 p.m. the facts are on your side. Let’s start from there. What are the facts? Describe what happened here. Next, I will look at fraud, including the statistical weaknesses of Biden magic (federal). Please make sure it does not leave tangents. We want to know that he is strong, he is a fighter and he will win. This no longer concerns him. It’s about ???. I will also ask him about the great technology and the means that affect the ejection. Towards the end I will reach the GA effluents and then the vaccines “.
At 10:12 a.m., Trump called on Bartiromo’s show, “Sunday Morning Futures.” Her series of questions reflected much of what she wrote in the text message.
“Thank you for talking to us in the first interview after election day,” Bartiromo said. “Mr President, you have said many times that this election was rigged, that there was a lot of rigging. And the facts are on your side. Let’s start from there. Please read the facts. Describe what happened.”
The committee has previously published texts by both Kilmeade and Ingraham expressing concern about the Capitol attacks and their impact on Trump’s legacy. Tucker Carlson only appears in an exchange of Meadows text logs as he tries to speak to the Meadows as he prepares for his November 17 show.
“Sorry I missed you. I was writing the show. I got it I think, but I appreciate it,” Carlson wrote.
The logs also show that there were dozens of journalists from other organizations who sent messages to Meadows during this time period. Contrary to Hanidi’s messages, these reporters often asked the White House Chief of Staff for confirmation of the breaking news or tried to secure an interview with Trump.
Meadows received reports from reporters in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Politico, Bloomberg, NBC, ABC, CBS and CNN, among others.
“I start to feel fallen”
As the election night came, Hannidi pinged the Meadows to share a tweet about early voting totals from North Carolina, a state critical to Trump’s re-election hopes. “Will we keep ??” Hannie asked Meadows. “We are still well,” Meadows wrote. One week later, Hannity checked in again to see how Meadows was coping. “I’m doing well. I work around the clock. We will fight and we will win,” said Meadows. “Do you really think it is possible?” Haniti replied. “I’m starting to feel frustrated. With a lot of disorganization. We need Jim to respond to the messages. Someone who is trustworthy.” “Arizona now drops just 12813. The ballots are yet to be counted,” Meadows wrote. “Very disorganized, but I lost my mind yesterday and today. DO NOT let your heart be troubled, my friend.” The texts of Hannity and Meadows underscore the insular effects of the right-wing media echo, where little, if any, accurate information about the election results could be broken. In November and early December, Hannity’s show often reinforced Trump’s election lies. Invited, including then-White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany, made near-night appearances to cast doubt on the election results and support the doomed legal challenges. “We will follow the facts,” Hanidi said in his program on December 2, a day after Trump’s attorney general, William Barr, said there was no evidence of widespread electoral fraud. But in his writings with the Meadows, Hannity seemed to have given up on the fact that the election was over. “The Texas affair is very strong. Another Heraklion ascent. Everyone knows they stole it. Everyone,” Hannity wrote on December 8. “I’m wandering between crazy and sad like hell. The Wtf happened in our country Mark.” Meadows replied: “So upset that I saw what we allowed to happen.” “We honestly think the same. This is another discussion,” Hannity wrote.
“I was at war with them all week”
The text messages also shed light on Hannity’s tensions with Fox. The Trump-affiliated channel angered the former president by calling Arizona for Biden on election night. On December 6, Meadows sent Hannity an article about then-Fox presenter Chris Wallace (who has since been hired by CNN) …
