Thread: Exclusive: Source Claims Fox News Host Secretly Worked to Get Jeanine Pirro Suspended

Exclusive: Source Claims Fox News Host Secretly Worked to Get Jeanine Pirro Suspended to Curry Favor With Democrats


March 18, 2019

Kristinn Taylor


A source with intimate knowledge of the situation is claiming two Fox News hosts secretly maneuvered to get Judge Jeanine Pirro suspended over her controversial remarks about Muslim Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), with one, Bret Baier, allegedly seeking to curry favor with Democrats to reverse a decision to not allow Fox to host any of the party’s presidential primary debates by getting Fox to suspend Pirro.








The source asked TGP for anonymity to speak freely about the behinds the scenes maneuvers:

The original complaint came from Bret Baier’s team. Bret saw an opportunity to make Fox News acceptable enough to the left, so he could get himself a job of hosting the Democratic Debates. Bret supported one of his producers, in tweeting out a condemnation of Judge Jeanine to put pressure on Fox News to suspend her show. Hufsa Kamal, a producer of Special Report with Bret Baier, has a history of anti-conservative tweets.

Shepard Smith, known as a “never-Trumper”, also played a major role in the Judge’s suspension. “He lobbied 24/7 to suspend her.”



Fox News placed Jerry Andrews, a far-left, anti-conservative as Executive Producer of Justice with Judge Jeanine to “muzzle Judge Jeanine from speaking the truth.” Andrews has a long history of anti-conservative, anti-Trump social media activity.

Fox News has made no official statement on Pirro’s future with the cable network, other than to say it would not comment on “internal scheduling matters,” as the network abruptly pulled her regularly scheduled Justice with Judge Jeanine show last Saturday night and has apparently canceled this upcoming Saturday’s show. Anonymous sources have filled in TGP and other outlets reputed backstabbing maneuvering against Pirro.


Fox’s silence shows a lack of commitment to return Pirro to the air.



On Monday, Fox announced it was hiring former Democratic National Committee Chair Donna Brazile as a Fox News Contributor. When she worked for CNN in 2016, Brazile was busted for secretly feeding Hillary Clinton debate questions.



Anonymous sources at Fox relayed to reporters at CNN and the New York Times on Sunday that Pirro has been suspended for two weeks for her comments about Omar and a possible conflict between her adherence to Shariah Law, as represented by her wearing a hijab, and her oath to defend the Constitution. The context of Pirro’s comments was the roots of Omar’s anti-Semitism and what it means for the future of the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and the Democratic Party.

Jeanine Pirro was *suspended* by Fox News after her widely criticized commentary about @IlhanMN, according a source familiar with the matter. It's unclear how long the suspension will last. Fox declined to confirm or deny this. https://t.co/pp2Rn3QYb5
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) March 17, 2019

NYT matches my reporting from earlier today: Fox's Jeanine Pirro "has been formally suspended by the network because of her remarks, according to a person told of the decision…" https://t.co/yC5AAx1r1j
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) March 18, 2019

Pirro has not spoken out publicly about the controversy since Sunday, March 10, when Fox issued a statement condemning her remarks and simultaneously issued a statement from Pirro explaining her comments.
More anonymous sources are now filling the void with reports that Pirro is being targeted by liberals at Fox News.



The Hollywood Reporter on Monday quoted a source close to Fox saying executives have never liked Pirro, to explain why the network stood by fellow opinion host Tucker Carlson who has also been under fire–but for remarks he made a decade ago on talk radio.

Fox News was quick to condemn Pirro’s remarks but has not criticized Carlson’s comments, some of which were made when he was an MSNBC employee. A source familiar with the network’s strategy explained the divergent approach: “They love Tucker. They do not like Jeanine Pirro. They never have.”

President Trump, a long term friend of Pirro who has appeared on her show several times, spoke out on Twitter Sunday in support of Pirro. Trump also attacked Shepard Smith and two weekend news hosts as better suited for CNN.

Bring back @JudgeJeanine Pirro. The Radical Left Democrats, working closely with their beloved partner, the Fake News Media, is using every trick in the book to SILENCE a majority of our Country. They have all out campaigns against @FoxNews hosts who are doing too well. Fox …..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 17, 2019

….must stay strong and fight back with vigor. Stop working soooo hard on being politically correct, which will only bring you down, and continue to fight for our Country. The losers all want what you have, don’t give it to them. Be strong & prosper, be weak & die! Stay true….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 17, 2019

….to the people that got you there. Keep fighting for Tucker, and fight hard for @JudgeJeanine. Your competitors are jealous – they all want what you’ve got – NUMBER ONE. Don’t hand it to them on a silver platter. They can’t beat you, you can only beat yourselves!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 17, 2019

Were @FoxNews weekend anchors, @ArthelNeville and @LelandVittert, trained by CNN prior to their ratings collapse? In any event, that’s where they should be working, along with their lowest rated anchor, Shepard Smith!




https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/201...ith-democrats/

Judge Jeanine is right — Fox News is wrong

https://www.alipac.us/f19/judge-jeanine-right-%97-fox-news-wrong-370566/

Did a Fox News Producer Sink Judge Jeanine?


March 18, 2019

Staff


Hufsa Kamal

Hufsa Kamal, who is a producer for Bret Baier on FOX News, tweeted her displeasure over Judge Jeanine Pirro’s comments about Ilhan Omar’s hijab. The hijab comment is the one that has since gotten the Judge suspended.


Since people think Ms. Kamal is behind Ms. Pirro’s suspension, we are choosing to post the story. But there is no proof she is involved beyond her anti-conservative tweets.

Her tweet, now deleted, read: “@judgejeanine can you stop spreading this false narrative that somehow Muslims hate America or women who wear a hijab aren’t American enough? You have Muslims working at the same network you do, including myself K thx.”

Ms. Kamal linked to a Mediaite articlewhich dishonestly headlined their tweet: “Jeanine Pirro Suggests Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Hijab Means She Opposes the U.S. Constitution.”

That isn’t what Ms. Pirro said or meant. She wondered if it suggests Omar follows sharia law which is antithetical to the U.S. Constitution. There is a difference, especially since Ms. Pirro was reacting to Omar’s anti-Semitism and her demands that Congress allow her to wear a hijab into Congress, breaking a 181-year-old rule.



It should also be noted that Mrs. Omar has taken to wearing very severe hijabs.
People now wonder how influential Ms. Kamal has been given the harsh stance Fox News has taken against Ms. Pirro.

Ms. Kamal has launched Twitter attacks against conservatives. She has gone after Michelle Malkin, Candace Owens, Dan Bongino and Charlie Kirk.


Kamal has since deleted those tweets and many of her tweets express a more refined point of view. We just don’t know if she had influence or if any of the other Muslims at the network had influence. Whatever the reason, Judge Jeanine is in trouble.

We don’t see anything wrong with Ms. Kamal expressing her views and we don’t see anything wrong with Judge Jeanine’s comments We also don’t care what Ilhan Omar wears on her head, but we do care about her anti-Semitism and her anti-Israel mantra. What is really wrong with this picture lies with the people who exploit a tragedy.


THE EXPLOITERS


What is far more troubling than a young producer who thinks her religion is being demonized are the leftists who are politicizing a tragedy halfway around the world and then exploiting it for an agenda.


The media and the conniving politicians don’t care about the genocide in the Phillippines and Nigeria against Christians — at all. But they pretend to care about the isolated tragedy against Muslims in a remote land.



The left is using the brutal deaths of innocent people in New Zealand to further their ‘white supremacy’ and hate-trump agenda. That’s sick.


They are despicable and it’s why we can’t trust them.


MS. KAMAL’S TWEETS AGAINST CONSERVATIVES:

The producer or CEO responsible for this is Hufsa Kamal. She’s a Muslim who’s twitter page is full of hate for conservatives. I guess she was hired to turn @FoxNews into a liberal news station. Instead, she’s sending #FoxNews to the dumpster pit! pic.twitter.com/SJwHKWjvgP
— Sherry (@Sherry09) March 18, 2019

Hufsa Kamal, who is a producer for Bret Baier on FOX News, has a long history of vicious attacks on conservatives.


Hufsa has attacked Michelle Malkin, Candace Owens, Dan Bongino and Charlie Kirk.


Will @Foxnews Condemn Kamal, or continue to bow to cowardice?

pic.twitter.com/o9u7B5LMW9
— Verdad Teller

(@Truthteller1349) March 15, 2019

Howie Kurtz basically confirmed the Judge was suspended:

Fox Host Provides Suspension Info on Judge Jeanine Pirro



https://www.independentsentinel.com/...judge-jeanine/

FOX is losing an lot of viewers. I have turned it off.

Now they have Donna Brazile as a "Fox contributor". LOL! You have got to be kidding me. Their ratings need to tank fast.

FB comments are going viral...they will not watch Donna or Fox...switching over to other news outlets. Cannot stand Geraldo, Shep or Juan Williams...Donna is the icing on the cake that will drive them away and firing the Judge and going after Tucker.

I also heard Judge Jeanine is working for Trump as a Consultant. I hope this is true and the Judge heads up DHS and stops this damn invasion on our border!

Stop listening to Jared & Ivanka...FIRE them and get the Judge on board now.

Trump also attacked Shepard Smith and two weekend news hosts as better suited for CNN.

Personally, I think Trump uses his twitter too much. However, I will agree with him on this! I absolutely hate Shepard Smith! It does appear Fox News is inching more and more to the left.