Scoop: Jan. 6 committee to request Sean Hannity's cooperation
Scoop: Jan. 6 committee to request Sean Hannity's cooperation
Jonathan Swan at Axios
https://www.axios.com/jan-6-committee-sean-hannity-d454ed9f-bec1-4d72-a160-6d742f3c3cb5.html
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The Jan. 6 select committee is preparing to ask Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity for his voluntary cooperation with its investigation of the assault on the U.S. Capitol, a source with direct knowledge of the plans tells Axios.
Why it matters: Hannity is one of the most prominent media figures in America and was a close adviser to Donald Trump throughout his presidency. The committee revealed last month that Hannity texted then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows during the riot to urge him to get Trump to stop his supporters.
* Tim Mulvey, a spokesman for the Jan. 6 committee, declined to comment when asked about the pending Hannity request.
*Jay Sekulow, counsel to Sean Hannity, told Axios: “If true, any such request would raise serious constitutional issues including First Amendment concerns regarding freedom of the press.”
Between the lines: Hannity condemned the attack on the U.S. Capitol, saying on his show on the night after the riot that "all of today's perpetrators must be arrested and prosecuted."
* But Hannity has never criticized Trump for his role in ginning up the crowd in DC that day. And he has criticized the congressional committee investigating Jan. 6.
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