Recap
Tucker Carlson has left Fox News, reportedly fired on the orders of company chairman Rupert Murdoch over a discrimination lawsuit filed by a former producer. Shortly after the popular conservative commentator’s downfall was announced, CNN said longtime host Don Lemon was leaving its employ. He, too, said he’d been fired. It’s a big day of news for the media world, and also apparently a coincidence.
Here’s more to know about today’s events:
Lemon’s ouster came weeks after he apologized for a sexist remark about Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley. She was clearly pleased by the anchor’s dismissal.
CNN has taken issue with how Lemon described his firing.
News of Carlson’s departure was greeted with cheers by panelists on The View, a show that’s been critical of him in the past.
The Fulton county district attorney investigating whether Trump and his allies interfered in the 2020 election said she would be announcing charges this summer.
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The Georgia district attorney investigating whether Trump and his allies interfered in the 2020 election said she will be announcing charges this summer.
Fulton county district attorney Fani Willis sent a letter to law enforcement asking them to ready “heightened security and preparedness” for when she announces the charges, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution first reported.
In communications with law enforcement, Willis said the criminal indictments could come sometime between 11 July and 1 September.
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