Bill Maher had some thoughts about Fox’s $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems on Real Time tonight. After going over the settlement and how it delivered Fox execs and Fox News personalities from testifying under oath, Maher concluded, “This way they avoided a trial and the harrowing prospect of having to swear to tell the truth.”In terms of truth, Maher went over internal Fox texts made public in the proceedings. He noted that Tucker Carlson — who had Trump lawyer Sydney Powell on his show, thus “giving credibility” to her — described Powell in private as a “psychopath…a liar…and f*cking bitch.”RELATED: Late-Night Hosts Bask In Fox News-Dominion Settlement But Regret Loss Of TV Spectacle: “I Wanted To See Rupert Murdoch Put His Hand On The Bible And Burst Into Flames”And, said Maher, the Fox News spokesman responded, “They are cherry picking those texts out of context.” (The actual Fox News spokesperson’s quote was that they “cherry-picked quotes stripped of key context.”)Maher’s response? “In what context is ‘f*cking bitch’ a compliment?”The Real Time host also found irony in the statement that Fox put out claiming, “This settlement reflects Fox’s continued commitment to the highest journalistic standards.”RELATED: Dominion CEO Defends Fox News Settlement Decision, Says “All Of The Facts We Had Discovered During The Case Had Already Come To Light”Maher came back with, “You know which news outlets have, I think, even higher journalistic standards? The ones who don’t have to pay three-quarters of a billion dollars for being a f*cking liar.”

Source: Fox News April 22, 2023 18:53 UTC