Fox News will air January 6 hearings, reflecting split between news and hosts
by Edward Helmore from US news | The Guardian on (#60A1A)
Anchor Bret Baier said Trump looked really bad' last week as hosts continue to call the proceedings a sham
Last week, Fox News was the only major outlet not to air the primetime hearing hosted by the House committee investigating the January 6 riot at the US Capitol. But for the committee's daytime session on Monday, Fox plans to join the rest of the pack.
Fox officials are apparently justifying the switch by saying that the network's hosts set the agenda for prime time, and they rejected live coverage of Thursday evening's hearing, CNN reported. Daytime, however, is for news, opening the door for Fox to televise Monday's session live at 10am ET.
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