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The eight members of the Fox Corporation board, consisting of eight members that include Paul Ryan and two Murdoch family members, were involved with getting Tucker Carlson fired, according to reports.
[H/T Breitbart News]
The day before the Dominion trial was set to begin, and before the network's number one money maker in the entire cable industry was fired, Fox’s board of directors reviewed previously disclosed text messages sent by Carlson to his producer that caused the board to hatch a plan to hire a law firm to investigate Carlson, two sources told New York Times.
“It remains unclear how the text escaped more notice earlier, given that the Fox legal team was aware of it and other offensive texts written by Mr. Carlson,” the Times reported. “Mr. Carlson had even been asked about it during a deposition, according to several people who have read the unredacted transcripts of his deposition.”
The board is probably going to undergo close scrutiny regarding its handling of the Dominion voting machine case during additional legal action in Delaware, which may include Carlson's texts.
Former speaker of the House Paul Ryan, Fox Corporation Chair Rupert Murdoch, and Murdoch’s son, Lachlan Murdoch, are prominent members of Fox’s board.
“How Fox’s executives and board handled the case in the months before the trial was scheduled to begin is expected to be at issue in shareholder lawsuits filed against the company in Delaware,” the Times reported. “Though Mr. Carlson’s show, ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight,’ was only a small factor in the Dominion suit, his personal texts were drawing outsize scrutiny.”
Once the lawsuit with Dominion was settled, Carlson was fired. After the settlement was complete, a Fox News source told Breitbart News that there was a meeting with the Murdochs and potentially Paul Ryan.
Shortly after the Dominion lawsuit was settled, Carlson was ousted. A Fox News source told Breitbart News an important meeting involving the Murdochs and potentially Paul Ryan occurred at Fox after the settlement that led to Carlson’s ouster.
“After the Dominion settlement, there was clearly a meeting at the network—I don’t know if it was a board meeting or just the Murdochs, but someone made a decision—and said these two are the biggest threats to the network and they don’t listen to anyone,” the source told Breitbart News about Carlson as well as Dan Bongino who had been fired prior to Carlson.
The Dominion settlement, along with additional legal exposure, changed the board’s outlook on Carlson and ultimately led to his ouster. The Murdochs were rattled, sources told Breitbart News.
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