Posted on 05/03/2023 7:56:37 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
As we’ve reported, over the last few days Media Matters has been publishing leaked behind-the-scenes videos of Tucker Carlson talking with his “Tucker Carlson Tonight” show staff. The conventional wisdom is that someone at Fox is behind the leaks and that they’re part of a campaign by Fox to smear Carlson due to the backlash the network is receiving after it unceremoniously dumped the most popular talk show host in the country.
Fox News is trying to destroy Tucker (it’s drip drip drip every day with the hits). Truly disgusting behavior, most likely by their chief PR hack Irena Briganti but let’s face it – if her bosses wanted it to stop, it would. https://t.co/l8kDgjoL1I
— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) May 1, 2023
Unfortunately for whomever is leaking them and hoping to hurt Carlson, these leaks are only upping his public image among his fanbase, who relish watching Carlson uncensored, saying the things they feel.
Wednesday morning brought a fresh video leak from MMFA in which Carlson unloads after a long week, the week in which his deposition in the Dominion suit was taken. Carlson tells his staffers that the deposition was a 10-hour ordeal, and characterized the Dominion attorney as a “slimy motherfu***r” who “triggered the sh*t” out of him. Carlson goes on to talk about the unhealthy amount of hate he felt for the lawyer – who apparently was attempting to “gotcha” Carlson regarding his state of domicile – during the deposition.
We've got a new FoxLeak.
In this behind-the-scenes video, Tucker Carlson talks about how he was "triggered" by Dominion's lawyer, who he calls a "slimy motherf***r," during his deposition. https://t.co/B8hZtOkfBX pic.twitter.com/tPIzgGzFAw
— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) May 3, 2023
Here’s the full transcript – note, though, if you don’t watch the video, that Carlson is also speaking with producers and show staff who are in the process of taking his mic off and handing him makeup remover wipes as he’s talking about the deposition and the Dominion lawyer.
TUCKER CARLSON (HOST): Well, that was a week, I’ll say. Holy shit, 10 hours. That slimy little motherfu**er sitting across from me. Oh, you’re the best. And I wasn’t talking about you. It’s just the opposite.
OFF-SCREEN: [UNINTELLIGIBLE]
CARLSON: No, I’m not. What do you mean, because you’ve never been this affirmed in your life? I bet. Thank you, Alex. Have a happy weekend. See you, man. The amount, it was so unhealthy, the hate — thank you, seriously — the hate that I felt for that guy. I mean, thank you —
OFF-SCREEN: How could you not?
CARLSON: Well, I never feel that way, you know, because I don’t put myself. I don’t want to feel that way. I think it’s wrong. It’s bad. It’s totally bad for you to feel that way. But that guy, he triggered the shit out of me. “Where are you now? Where do you live?” The amount of times I had, “First of all, f**k you,” on my lips was like, it was unbelievable. Suggesting that I was — that I was cheating on my taxes?
OFF-SCREEN: Really?
CARLSON: Oh, absolutely. “So where, what’s — where are you domiciled? Where are you now? Do you own a home there?” I was like, No, I do not own a home.
[UNINTELLIGIBLE]
It’s hilarious that people at MMFA or presumably Fox News think that a host who’s popular precisely because of his populist opinions will be harmed by calling an attorney representing a company most of that audience despises a “slimy motherfu**er.”
The funniest line, in my opinion, is when Carlson says, “The amount of times I had, ‘First of all, f**k you,’ on my lips was like, it was unbelievable.” As many of our readers know, my first career was as a court reporter. I sat through more of these contentious 10-hour corporate depositions than I want to remember (in fact, I have purged many from my memory), and I can’t tell you the amount of times I thought a witness should answer exactly as Tucker wanted to. I have a theory that some attorneys have inferiority complexes that they address by bullying unwitting deposition witnesses who are essentially trapped in that witness seat for as long as the attorney wants them there, and judging by Carlson’s description this attorney could fit right in that mold. In my mind, I see a Jerry Nadler look-alike sitting across from Tucker, desperately attempting to “gotcha” someone who refuses to be gotcha’d.
But even for those who haven’t set foot in a deposition room in any capacity (whether attorney, party, witness, or court reporter), Tucker’s reaction touches a nerve. He’s the everyman, fighting against big corporate interests who want to silence the truth. Nothing he says in this video changes that; in fact, every word bolsters his credibility. Keep the videos coming.
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It also says a lot about the type of people who work at FOX.
They hire people like this crappy “whistleblower” to spy on their prime personalities, to build an oppo file...just in case.
Creepy, nastyindividuals who thrive on rumor, drama, and prissiness.
Your typical millennials.
Double Amen!
And correctly so.
I have yet to see or read any “leak” about Tucker Carlson that hasn’t made me cheer or raise a big thumbs up!
Agree. My take away is that this shows that Tucker is sane and has integrity. The leakers thinks that what Tucker is saying is bad because thy are neither sane or of high character.
It reminds of that as a small kids, we would cover our mouths, inhale a little, and You said a bad word.
Of course, the cardinal rule in either depositions or trial testimony is to carefully listen to the question and only answer what was asked and no more (unless you’re facing an inept attorney who words their question in such a way that they provide you an opening to get in information that they don’t want - then it’s a ton of fun to watch them panic as you “answer their question” in great detail).
Are these “leaks” supposed to make people not like Tucker? Makes him more real and likable is you ask me. I don’t like the language , but the sentiments are correct.
Only scummy lawyers will take scummy people as clients. Simple.
So. It was ‘his truth’. hahaha
He’s right: you know.
Would you settle for a thousand amens? 😊
I know right? The more you know about Tucker the more likable he becomes. He’s right that the more he speaks truth to power, the more powerful he’s becoming.
Fox News....the new Bud Light of Fake News.
They don’t have my attention.
I’m not watching.
That Fox leadership sees something wrong with it says more than any words said outright ever could.
The thing is their “hits” on Tucker Carlson aren’t landing.
Sure, Leftists will be happy to take shots at him. They hardly needed any excuse to do so. He showed everybody how evil and how insane they are on a nightly basis for years. Tucker’s audience isn’t going to be bothered by these supposed “hits” one bit. They haven’t shown us anything Tucker said or did that was wrong.
Michael Cohen (who is a shanda if I ever saw one) always bothered me as Trumps lawyer.
I assume it was some accident of history or a relic from Trump’s past, but he radiated douchebag from 20,000 feet.
I see nothing wrong with calling a spade a spade. Good on Tucker.
>One of my pet peeves is when the opposing attorney asks what seem to be simple questions but which also contain a subtle premise that they are trying to get you to accept.<
I’ve testified for a few arbitrations. One opposing lawyer would start his question with “Is it not true, blah, blah, blah?” I would wait out the two minute long question and respond “Yes.”
His face would brighten and he’d conclude that I agreed with his hairbrained position. I’d simply say “ Yes, it is NOT true.” The $hit eating grin would disappear.
It took a while, but I trained him not to start with “Is it not true?”
Oddly, outside the hearing room, he was a really nice chap to share a few beers with.
And don’t get me started with “notwithstanding.”
EC
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