Posted on 08/24/2023 10:23:40 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Fox News argued in court Wednesday that its hosts and guests were merely raising questions and “presented a puzzle to unravel” when they repeatedly suggested, falsely, that January 6 rioter Ray Epps was a government agent who orchestrated the attack.
The pushback came in a defamation suit that Epps filed against the right-wing network. He claims Fox figures, including ex-host Tucker Carlson, destroyed his reputation by repeatedly raising the baseless idea that he led a false-flag plot to hurt Donald Trump.
“Tucker Carlson (and/or his guests) described the known (and undisputed) facts” about Epps, Fox said in the filing. “Then they asked questions and speculated about answers.”
The Trump-friendly network further argued: “The format of the segments involved setting out facts and raising queries on those facts, which indicated that issues surrounding (Epps) presented a puzzle to unravel, not a matter on which there were definitive answers.”
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Fox had its clock cleaned by Trump and Tucker
Their sorry loser’s debate was a waste of time
Ray Epps HAD to be working for the government. There is NO other explanation as to why the government did not go after him.
NBC, MSNBC, ABC and others did the same thing for years on Russia, Russia, Russia.
Ray Epps was on The FBI list, then came off the list, and when the pressure was too much got arrested.
He was a provocateur. Video shows that.
Fox is not a Trump friendly network. CNN is friendlier to Trump.
If the press reports news that the government doesn’t like, the government will stomp on them. Who would expect anything else? This is America. It’s how we roll.
“falsely”
Hilarious
Got proof of that twerps?
Tucker has a lot more January 6th tapes that could maybe clear up the issue. Maybe Fox should ask Tucker if they could borrow some his tapes.
What is the FBI list?
Agree. Add to that his peculiar behavior the day before and the day of.
Drink!
It is possible. It is even likely. It may be the most likely explanation.
To say there is "No other explanation" is silly.
They had a Jan 6 Most Wanted list of photos.
Epps was, originally, on it, then removed.
Discovery!!
If Epps doesn’t deny his involvement in turning the rally/protest into a riot, he might get “Prigo-ed” by the left. He has no choice but to deny and accuse others of falsehoods against him.
including ex-host Tucker Carlson, destroyed his reputation by repeatedly raising the baseless idea
Carlson has more credibility than the entire management of Fox.
It wasn’t a conspiracy... it was a coup. So far, a successful one at that.
By successful I mean as in no one has seriously challenged it... not that it is in ANY other way a “good” thing for our Country. It’s been the absolute disaster we tried to warn about.
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He hasn’t even been arrested and charged, right?
I think he’s still lying.
This would be straightforward and lawyers of other charged defendants say he wouldn’t be getting notice. Is he Special, or lying?
That isn’t saying much at all. Carlson is also an MSNBC guy.
MSN, one of the Trump hating propaganda arms of the occupying gov that falsely claims crap so they can support their lies.
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