“Mueller’s witch hunt investigation is now a runaway train that is clearly careening off the tracks,” Hannity said during his opening monologue.
“We have now entered a dangerous new phase, and there’s no turning back from this. It is clear, as I have been warning, Mueller is out to get the president and it appears at any cost.”
“My message to Mueller tonight is simple: if you have evidence of collusion, any at all, show it to us or end this partisan investigation. The country is hanging by a thread tonight and you don’t seem to care,” Hannity said. “Now Mueller and [Deputy Attorney General Rod] Rosenstein, they’re truly fulfilling the mainstream media’s fantasy here, or at least attempting to.”
Hannity also took exception to Cohen being roped into Mueller’s investigation on the grounds that Cohen is not involved with the Trump administration in an official capacity.
“Keep in mind Cohen was never part of the Trump administration or the Trump campaign. This is now officially an all hands on deck to totally malign and if possible impeach the president of the United States,” Hannity said. “Now Mueller and Rosenstein have declared what is a legal war on the president, and a source close to President Trump tonight is telling Fox News that Mueller’s investigation is way out of control.”
Before moving on to other topics, Hannity summed his comments up like so.
“Robert Mueller is so far beyond his mandate. This is now spiraling out of control, and everything we have warned you about is now coming to fruition, and Mueller has ostensibly tonight declared war on the president of the United States. Clearly his objective is to remove him from office,” Hannity said.
“Mueller’s team is corrupt, starting with him, and it has been from the beginning.”
11 Women Who Have Left Fox News Shows, From Megyn Kelly to Laurie Dhue (Photos)
Fox News has enhanced the careers of numerous women who have served as hosts. All were hired by Roger Ailes, the former network boss who exited in August 2016 amid a sexual harassment scandal.
Greta Van Susteren -- who had been one of Ailes' most stalwart defenders -- left in early September 2016 after saying that Fox had "not felt like a home" for years.
Laurie Dhue was a familiar presence on Fox in the early 2000s but left the network in 2008. She has reportedly been shopping a tell-all book this year.
Outspoken host Elisabeth Hasselbeck left "The View" to join "Fox & Friends" in 2013, which she exited at the end of 2015.
Andrea Tantaros, former co-host of "The Five," filed a lawsuit saying that Fox News operated like a "sex-fueled, Playboy-Mansion-like cult."
Alisyn Camerota hosted a number of Fox News programs during a 16-year run that ended in 2014. She now hosts "New Day" on CNN.
Rudi Bakhtiar jumped from CNN to Fox News in 2006. She claimed she was sexually harassed by correspondent Brian Wilson and later spoke out against Fox News' culture after the Ailes scandal broke. She now works at Reuters.
Kiran Chetry was a Fox News host from 2001 to 2007. She was reportedly also an aspirant for a role on "Fox & Friends," the network's morning show.
Libertarian commentator Jedediah Bila appeared on Fox's "Outnumbered" and later turned up on ABC's "The View."
Her lawsuit started it all: Former Fox host Gretchen Carlson claims Ailes repeatedly sexually harassed her. Her suit was later settled for a reported $20 million.
Megyn Kelly ended her 12-year run with Fox News in early 2017 in exchange for a weekday show at NBC. She turned down a four-year, $100 million offer to stay with Fox News saying that one of the reasons for her departure was to spend more time with her kids. Kelly said she was among those at Fox News sexually harassed by Ailes.
"Happening Now" anchor Jenna Lee announced that she was leaving the Fox News after working there for 10 years. Lee said she still loves being a journalist and that she has "some really big ideas on how to better serve you in that particular arena" without Fox News.
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The Roger Ailes and Bill O’Reilly scandals have cast even some old departures in a new light
Fox News has enhanced the careers of numerous women who have served as hosts. All were hired by Roger Ailes, the former network boss who exited in August 2016 amid a sexual harassment scandal.