Sean Hannity Corrected Donald Trump Live On Air. Here’s Why
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By Joey Keogh/Nov. 25, 2021 10:03 am EST
Stelter revealed, “The calls and counseling continued right up until Election Day — when the relationship between the two men began to break down. Hannity, according to one source, was ‘disgusted’ by some of Trump’s election denialism.”
Hannity corrected Trump’s misleading timeline
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Investigator John Durham, who was appointed to look into the initial treatment of alleged ties between the U.S. and Russia, has come highly recommended by Trump and his allies. They also heavily criticized the FBI probe, particularly when it came to the bureau’s reliance on the infamous Steele dossier. “The Durham report — you know, it’s come out. It could have been a little earlier, but it’s unbelievably completed. I would imagine…” Trump began, only for Hannity to cut across him to clarify, “It’s not even out yet, though.”
Trump then doubled down on “the foundations” of Durham’s report while Hannity attempted to clarify matters. Durham has yet to issue any findings, and the probe is still ongoing. Russian analyst Igor Danchenko was indicted by a grand jury on five counts of making false statements to FBI agents, during 2017 interviews surrounding the Steele dossier, on which he was a researcher, per Newsweek. Trump, meanwhile, maintains there was no collusion with Russia in the 2016 election. Trump swerved the conversation to Durham’s report after Hannity asked him about his intentions for 2024, about which the former president has remained vague.
