Disturbing Chicago Violence Excused by Politicians, and Media Salivates Over Fox News Trial, with the Fifth Column Hosts | Ep. 531

The Megyn Kelly Show

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Society & Culture, News Commentary, News

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🗓️ 18 April 2023

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Megyn Kelly is joined by the hosts of The Fifth Column podcasts, Kmele Foster, Michael Moynihan and Matt Welch, to talk about Chicago's violence and lawlessness and the way it's being excused by politicians and the left, the Fox News - Dominion lawsuit, the corporate media salivating over the case but not understanding it, the chilling effect a ruling against Fox News could have on freedom of the press more broadly, what Fox personalities and GOP politicians say about Trump in private vs. in public, Elon Musk cracking Tucker Carlson up over his reason for not needing 80% of the staff at Twitter, what Chris Cuomo is up to now on his weird little self-help podcast, the tragic story of the shooting of teenager Ralph Yarl and the competing narratives, latest on the boycott of Bud Light and Dylan Mulvaney's partnership, Lia Thomas speaking out about Biden's Title IX plans and "fairness" in sports, and more. More from the guys: https://wethefifth.substack.com/

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Megan Kelly show, your home for open, honest and provocative conversations.
0:07.0	Hey everyone, I'm Megan Kelly, welcome to the Megan Kelly show and happy Tuesday.
0:16.9	The Fox News Dominion trial is officially underway in Delaware.
0:21.2	It appears to be a go and this is crack for the media reporters.
0:26.7	My God.
0:27.8	Brian's Delta Super Bowl is so excited.
0:31.2	It's the nerds Super Bowl for those people obsessed with Tucker Carlson.
0:37.4	I've got some thoughts on this trial.
0:40.3	I have to say I was really hoping it would settle.
0:42.6	Unlike the lunatics who just hate Fox News and want to see Dominion emerge with a huge
0:47.2	judgment against them.
0:48.5	That could happen.
0:49.5	It also might not.
0:50.8	But I really wanted this to settle because there are some serious first amendment principles
0:54.7	at risk.
0:55.7	There are some serious journalistic principles at risk.
0:58.8	They are now saying that if Dominion doesn't win, you know, it's a defamation case.
1:03.0	Dominion saying Fox defamed them by platforming people like Sydney Powell with her election
1:07.8	lies.
1:09.2	And they're they're now saying that if Dominion doesn't win, it's defamation case that
1:15.8	no one will ever be able to win a defamation case if they are a public figure because of
1:20.7	that actual malice standard set up by New York Times versus Sullivan all those years
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