The Western Journal
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A new report claims that the settlement between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems led to the Fox News decision to pull Tucker Carlson off the air.
Dominion had sued Fox News over its coverage of claims about Dominion’s equipment that were advanced in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election.
On Tuesday, April 18, just as the jury trial of the lawsuit was expected to begin, a $787.5 million settlement was announced. Less than a week later, on Monday, April 24, as he was preparing for his show that night, Carlson was informed his show had been canceled.
Due to the timing, initial speculation linked the two events.
According to a report in Variety, dumping Carlson was an unwritten promise from Fox News to Dominion.
Citing “multiple sources with knowledge of the conversation,” Variety reporter Tatiana Siegel wrote that Carlson learned the reason his show was canceled on April 26 during a conversation with a Fox News board member.
The board member, who was not named, informed Carlson that booting him was a condition of the settlement but was not put down in writing as part of the official court documents.
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