Fox News contributor, channeling Alex Jones, suggests FBI plot to assassinate Trump
By Kyle Swenson December 20
For weeks, Fox News and far-right pundits have been working overtime to discredit the FBI and special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election interference in the U.S. 2016 presidential election. Fox contributors have suggested that a “coup” could be in the works against the administration.
But on Tuesday, the criticism hurtled across an even more extreme line, when Fox News contributor Kevin Jackson suggested the FBI might have had plans to assassinate President Trump. It’s a dangerous conspiracy theory that has already been percolating on the extreme fringe, the petri dish for much of the “deep state” rhetoric. Jackson’s comments on assassination are a case study of how fringe whispers can quickly slip into prime time cable.
Jackson was making an appearance Tuesday afternoon on Fox News’ “Outnumbered.” Flanked by four regular Fox guests, Jackson was talking about text messages sent by FBI agent Peter Strzok, who later joined Mueller’s team, worrying about Trump’s candidacy and mentioning an “insurance policy” against a Trump presidency. As the discussion kicked off, the panel chewed over the implications.
“Well, I think they’re going to say, is it — what was his intent, right?,” Jackson said with reference to Strzok, who was removed from Mueller’s investigation. “Because that’s exactly what FBI Director, former FBI director Comey said when he was letting Hillary Clinton off the hook. And his intent, regardless of whether it was an assassination attempt or whatever, it was definitely something.”
The reference to assassination stopped the other hosts in their tracks.
“Woah,” host Harris Faulkner interjected. “Woah, woah.”
“Well, I’m just saying, we don’t know what it was,” Jackson barreled on. “When you say, ‘we’ve got to make sure that this guy doesn’t get in at all cost,’ what does that mean? So I’m saying there’s a spectrum of what does it mean, but one thing that we know for sure, is that he was plotting in an election against a candidate, and there’s FBI fingerprints all over this.”
Faulkner jumped in to clarify: “Because I know how things get clipped on social media, I just want to make sure that we press on the fact that no one has floated any sort of an idea that it was–”
“Oh, it’s been floated,” Jackson cut in. “When I talk about this, I’m talking about social media stuff and, you know, that’s out there, I’m not talking about media sources.”
“Nothing credible,” another guest interjected.
“Well,” Jackson replied sheepishly. “I mean yeah.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/12/20/fox-news-contributor-channeling-alex-jones-suggests-fbi-plot-to-assassinate-trump/?hpid=hp_rhp-morning-mix_mm-fox%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.8aa66fbf2905
I'm sure Salty Walty and the usual suspects will be screaming it at the top of their voices by noon.
By Kyle Swenson December 20
For weeks, Fox News and far-right pundits have been working overtime to discredit the FBI and special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election interference in the U.S. 2016 presidential election. Fox contributors have suggested that a “coup” could be in the works against the administration.
But on Tuesday, the criticism hurtled across an even more extreme line, when Fox News contributor Kevin Jackson suggested the FBI might have had plans to assassinate President Trump. It’s a dangerous conspiracy theory that has already been percolating on the extreme fringe, the petri dish for much of the “deep state” rhetoric. Jackson’s comments on assassination are a case study of how fringe whispers can quickly slip into prime time cable.
Jackson was making an appearance Tuesday afternoon on Fox News’ “Outnumbered.” Flanked by four regular Fox guests, Jackson was talking about text messages sent by FBI agent Peter Strzok, who later joined Mueller’s team, worrying about Trump’s candidacy and mentioning an “insurance policy” against a Trump presidency. As the discussion kicked off, the panel chewed over the implications.
“Well, I think they’re going to say, is it — what was his intent, right?,” Jackson said with reference to Strzok, who was removed from Mueller’s investigation. “Because that’s exactly what FBI Director, former FBI director Comey said when he was letting Hillary Clinton off the hook. And his intent, regardless of whether it was an assassination attempt or whatever, it was definitely something.”
The reference to assassination stopped the other hosts in their tracks.
“Woah,” host Harris Faulkner interjected. “Woah, woah.”
“Well, I’m just saying, we don’t know what it was,” Jackson barreled on. “When you say, ‘we’ve got to make sure that this guy doesn’t get in at all cost,’ what does that mean? So I’m saying there’s a spectrum of what does it mean, but one thing that we know for sure, is that he was plotting in an election against a candidate, and there’s FBI fingerprints all over this.”
Faulkner jumped in to clarify: “Because I know how things get clipped on social media, I just want to make sure that we press on the fact that no one has floated any sort of an idea that it was–”
“Oh, it’s been floated,” Jackson cut in. “When I talk about this, I’m talking about social media stuff and, you know, that’s out there, I’m not talking about media sources.”
“Nothing credible,” another guest interjected.
“Well,” Jackson replied sheepishly. “I mean yeah.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/12/20/fox-news-contributor-channeling-alex-jones-suggests-fbi-plot-to-assassinate-trump/?hpid=hp_rhp-morning-mix_mm-fox%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.8aa66fbf2905
I'm sure Salty Walty and the usual suspects will be screaming it at the top of their voices by noon.
