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Jan. 6 Hearings Focus on Fox News Call That Made Trump’s Loss Clear

On Monday, Stirewalt testified that the AP-Fox News joint project worked very well. “Let me tell you, our poll in Arizona was great,” he said. “And it was doing what we wanted.”

Some of Mr. Trump’s former aides testified that Fox’s call shocked them, but undermined their confidence in his potential victory. Jason Miller, senior aide to the Trump campaign, said in a video testimony by the Commission that he and others were “disappointed with Fox” when he called, but at the same time “our data. I was worried that the numbers and numbers weren’t. ” “

Miller didn’t share that concern when he tweeted that Fox was a “total outlier” on election night and other media should ignore the call. At Mr. Trump’s allegations, he and other aides immediately sought clarification from Fox executives, producers, and on-air talent. Mr. Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, called Mr. Murdoch and went straight up. The scene was partially aired when Fox’s talent commented on the complaints pouring into them from the Trump campaign.

“Arnon, we’re coming in a lot here, so we need to answer a few questions,” said network chief political anchor Bret Baier at one point, Arnon Mishkin, analyzing the data. It is your responsibility to recommend when Fox issues the call.

On Monday, Stillwald did not explain that neither Murdoch nor Fox Corporation’s executive chairman, Lucklan Murdoch, was part of the decision-making desk process. Network executives also say the Murdoch family is not involved.

Fox News’ coverage is usually conservative and advantageous from a Trump-supporting standpoint, but its obedience was adopted by the decision-making desk, another part of the coverage work overseen by voting expert Mishkin. It is not. Also a registered Democrat. In the days following the election, when Fox’s anchor put pressure on him, Mr. Mishkin was unwavering in his defense of the phone. Once, when host Martha McCallum cast a series of “what if” scenarios on Mishkin to increase Trump’s chances of winning, Mishkin ironically said, “If the frog had wings. What will happen? ” (Mishkin will continue to be a paid consultant for the network, not an employee, and will run the decision desk for the November midterm elections.)

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