According to the committee, Hannity sent multiple texts to White House officials and lawmakers following the coup attempt, including anxious warnings to staffers as well as instructions on how Trump should publicly react to the attack and how officials should restrain him in the lead-up to President Joe Biden's inauguration.
In an exchange one day after the attack, Hannity gave former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany guidance on how to approach a conversation with Trump, according to the committee.
“1 — No more stolen election talk,” Hannity texted McEnany, according to the committee.
“2 — Yes, impeachment and the 25th amendment are real and many people will quit,” he reportedly added. According to the committee, McEnany responded: “Love that. Thank you. That is the playbook. I will help reinforce.”
Hannity also reportedly told McEnany it would be “key” to keep Trump away from certain people. “No more crazy people,” he wrote, according to the committee.
“Yes, 100%,” McEnany reportedly responded.
And that wasn’t the end of Hannity’s play-calling. The committee shared an anxious text he allegedly sent to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on Jan. 10, cautioning them that Trump was on precarious footing.
“Guys, we have a clear path to land the plane in 9 days," Hannity reportedly wrote. "He can’t mention the election again. Ever. I did not have a good call with him today. And worse, I’m not sure what is left to do or say, and I don’t like not knowing if it’s truly understood. Ideas?”
If you had any remaining doubt that Fox News was firmly in the Trump administration’s clutches, Hannity’s frantic texts attempting to advise members of the administration should fix the confusion. He was literally in the palm of their hands.
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