Fox News Hosts Wave Off Cohen Plea Deal as 'Nothing That Matters'

[DonViejo]

Fox News’ opinion hosts dismissed Michael Cohen’s guilty plea and Paul Manafort’s conviction by distancing the president from two of his former closest allies.

MAXWELL TANI
08.21.18 11:47 PM ET

Faced with one of the most damaging days of Donald Trump’s presidency, one of Trump’s chief defenders unwrapped a half-dozen counterarguments for why Michael Cohen’s plea deal, and Paul Manafort’s conviction, were all just a big nothing burger.

The only crime uncovered by prosecutors on Tuesday, Fox News host Sean Hannity insisted, was the crime of being too close to Donald Trump.

“Is it dangerous to be friends with Donald Trump?” Hannity asked at the top of his show. “We will call out the corruption justice system.”

Trump’s most vocal backers in conservative media have grown accustomed to spinning, deflecting, and ignoring criticism of the president in moments of scandal.

Still, as news broke on Tuesday evening, it became clear that they’d have a lot to explain away.

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[beachbum bob]

1. what foxnewss says or don't say doesn't matter. In the end, the majority of americans KNOW

and the trump supporters will not matter

[gratuitous]

2. True enough

But it's useful to know in advance what you're going to hear from the die-hards, the dead enders and the bitter clingers so you can have the appropriate Trump tweet all cued up to answer their nonsense.

[beachbum bob]

3. we already knew what the response is and will be until it gets to the point of defending a 25%

popular president