Fox News’ Sean Hannity ripped the mainstream media as “idiots” who have been have been “flat-out wrong” when constantly trying to tie President Donald Trump’s campaign to Russia, saying “it’s over, you have been exposed for the liars you are.”
“After so many months, about 10 months, of endlessly pushing back of these black helicopter, tin-foil hat conspiracy theories, what did we learn today? That there is no such thing as a Trump, Russia collusion,” Hannity said. “The media has been endlessly, breathlessly lying to you night after night, day after day. They even had to admit it.”
Hannity has a longstanding beef with MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough, but he was happy to play footage of MSNBC host Chris Matthews explaining that the Russian collusion theory came apart after fired FBI director James Comey’s testimony Thursday before the Senate Intelligence Committee.
“Ah, moment of enlightenment, even for Chris Matthews. It all came apart today,” Hannity said. “We were the only ones in the media who cared about looking in to this deeply and telling you, the American people, the truth and not going with lies.”
The Fox News host said the media members trying to tie Trump to Russia are the same people who colluded with Hillary Clinton in the last election, saying they were “exposed” by WikiLeaks.
“We have been right, night after night after night. These idiots, in the media, almost all of them, have been flat-out wrong,” Hannity said. “It’s time for those so-called journalists with this superior attitude, maybe they should take off their tin foil hats and put their black helicopters back in the hangers because it’s over.”
Hannity concluded the segment by saying they have been exposed for the liars you are to the American people.
“It’s sad,” he said, echoing one of the president’s favorite words.
James Comey Timeline: Events That Led to FBI Director's Firing (Photos)
For the first time since 1993, a U.S. president has fired a director of the FBI. Comey's final year as head of the Bureau before his dismissal Tuesday was wrought with controversy, as Democrats and Republicans alike criticized him for his handling of the FBI's investigations into Hillary Clinton's emails and possible connections between Donald Trump's campaign and Russia. Here's how we got to this point:
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July 2013: Disgraced former NY Congressman Anthony Weiner sees his campaign for New York mayor derailed when screenshots of explicit conversations between him and several women are leaked. His wife, Huma Abedin, who was deputy chief of staff to Hillary Clinton while she was Secretary of State, stands by him.
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September 2013: President Barack Obama appoints James Comey as FBI Director. Comey served as U.S. Deputy Attorney General from 2003-2005 and had worked in the intervening years at Lockheed Martin and HSBC, among other private sector jobs.
April 2015: Hillary Clinton announces her campaign for the president just weeks after The New York Times reported that she used a personal email server as Secretary of State. Abedin is named vice-chairwoman of her campaign.
July 2016: After investigating Clinton's emails, Comey announces that the FBI does not recommend charging Clinton in connection to the personal server. Two days later, Comey is questioned by a Republican-led House Committee about his recommendation.
August 2016: Anthony Weiner and Huma Abedin announce their separation after reports surface that Weiner had sent explicit text messages to another woman.
September 2016: Reports surface that Weiner had sent illicit text messages to a 15-year-old girl in North Carolina, prompting a federal investigation. During the investigation, authorities seize a laptop belonging to Weiner and Abedin.
Oct. 28, 2016: Comey sends a letter to Congress informing members that Abedin's laptop may contain emails linked to the Clinton investigation. Clinton calls on the FBI to release all the information they have.
Nov. 6, 2016: Comey writes another letter saying that nothing new was found on Abedin's laptop, with Newsweek reporting that most of the emails found were ones forwarded by Abedin so she could print them. Two days after Comey sends the second letter, Hillary Clinton loses the presidential election to Donald Trump.
March 2017: Comey reveals during a House Intelligence Committee hearing that the FBI is performing an investigation into possible connections between the Kremlin and members of Trump's campaign.
May 3, 2017: Comey testifies in Congress again, this time before a Senate Committee about the details of the FBI's investigation into Clinton's email server. He says that Abedin had forwarded "forwarded hundreds and thousands of emails, some of which contain classified information" to Weiner to print out of convenience.
May 9, 2017: ProPublica and the Associated Press report that Comey had exaggerated the number of emails found in the laptop and that none of the emails were classified when sent. Later that day, Comey is fired from his position by Donald Trump.
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Comey’s four-year tenure as FBI director ends 10 months after recommending Hillary Clinton not be charged for his email investigation
For the first time since 1993, a U.S. president has fired a director of the FBI. Comey's final year as head of the Bureau before his dismissal Tuesday was wrought with controversy, as Democrats and Republicans alike criticized him for his handling of the FBI's investigations into Hillary Clinton's emails and possible connections between Donald Trump's campaign and Russia. Here's how we got to this point:
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