Powell certainly doesn't have the obligation to appear on just any show that demands that she come on and present her evidence - there are, after all, plenty of crackpot shows in the world.
However, there are very few shows with more credibility on which Powell could appear and expect an honest and fair hearing.
Finally: To demand "assurances" that one will be "taken seriously" is a pretty high bar. Is Powell honestly claiming that she doesn't think that Tucker Carlson would give her a fair hearing? On what other news program could she expect a more-impartial hearing? What does she think she would have to lose by appearing on Mr. Carlson's show?
I'm on Mr. Carlson's side on this issue. Journalists are allowed to express skepticism, and a potential interviewee who refuses to appear on one of the most conservative-friendly shows in the nation to present her case invites further skepticism.
Regards,
RE: What does she think she would have to lose by appearing on Mr. Carlson’s show?
Here is what Sidney Powell tried to offer Tucker in their text exchanges:
1) A written sworn affidavit by a person in the know ( however, the person’s identity must be kept secret because identifying him/her would endanger him/her ). There are threats of doxxing and physical attacks and she says that they need witness protection.
2) when it came to the statistics and math behind the irregular data coming out of the voting machines, she said that since she is not a numbers person, she offered to bring a math/data expert with her to present their evidence.
Tucker apparently did not consider such “evidence” good enough. Since you are on Tucker’s side, what sort of evidence do you believe is satisfactory ?
On one where the host does not say "I don't care that my company has come out openly as siding with evil as long as their checks cash."
I’m also on Tucker’s side. She took the time to appear with Lou Dobbs and Maria Baritomo, both fine Conservatives with good credentials and shows that have a miniscule audience compared to TC. It would be like skipping Rush Limbaugh to be on the Bill Bennett podcast and it did make her look like she was trying to avoid something besides tough questions from an interviewer. Plus, if she thinks TC is rude how is she going to handle Dem lawyers looking to tear her evidence to pieces? It was just bad optics.
She did a long in depth interview on WMAL yesterday and it was arranged a week in advance because she is very busy. Tucker needs to get to work. Real journalism is dead and won’t be walking in the door at Fox anymore. Maybe Fox should start playing best of shows from the past.