New texts highlight Hannity’s close communication with Meadows
by Rebecca Beitsch - 04/29/22 1:57 PM ET
Newly released texts between former President Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows and Fox News host Sean Hannity flesh out the degree of coordination between some of the network’s hosts and the White House as Trump struggled to challenge President Biden’s electoral victory.
The more than 80 text messages, part of a broader trove of 2,319 text exchanges that Meadows provided to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot and that were obtained by CNN, show Hannity initially offering direct help with “get out the vote” efforts to later waffling on various efforts by the campaign to keep Trump in office.
On Election Day, Hannity reached out to Meadows, asking about where the campaign needed encouragement to get voters to head to the polls.
“Stress every vote matters. Get out and vote. On radio,” Meadows said to Hannity after he inquired about turnout in North Carolina.
“Yes sir,” Hannity replied. “On it. Any place in particular we need a push.”
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