Harris Faulkner: I Went to Vietnam For FOX Nation Show At Urging Of My Dad’s Younger Brothers (2024)

Newsmax has denied that it intentionally destroyed internal emails related to its ongoing defamation case filed by election machine company Smartmatic over the network’s claims the company was involved in changing the results of the 2020 election.

Lawyers for the company claim the conservative cable news outlet “concealed over 200,000 documents” and “made multiple material misrepresentations to the court,” by claiming it had given the election machine company all potential evidence.

“Repeatedly, Newsmax has kept documents showing its actual malice and bad motive out of Smartmatic’s hands,” Smartmatic wrote in a court filing. “These were not isolated mistakes. This was by design. Newsmax has intentionally destroyed and concealed crucial evidence that is damaging to its case.”

Newsmax, however, denied the claims, saying Smartmatic’s issues are with copies of emails already in its possession, adding that the filing was “an attempt to manufacture an issue where none exists.”

“Many of the documents Smartmatic claims were ‘newly produced’ and bear on ‘key issues’ were already in Smartmatic’s possession in duplicate or near duplicate versions having been produced by Newsmax,” the network retorted.

Newsmax added that it moved to a different legal team in January and rectified any potential errors as soon as they were discovered.

Smartmatic is suing the cable news channel for false claims made by hosts and guests on its airwaves in the days following the 2020 presidential election, won by Joe Biden (D). After threats of a lawsuit, Newsmax publicly stated on the air that there was no evidence that neither Smartmatic nor Dominion Voting Systems — which famously settled a similar case against Fox News for $787.5 million — had “manipulated votes in the 2020 election.”

Many stories about the credibility of news media members in 2024 is about a decline. However, according to a new poll conducted by Morning Consult and The Hollywood Reporter, many news consumers still have faith in hosts like NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt.

In the study, Holt was listed as the most trusted man in television news, with 63% of respondents saying they had “a lot” or “some” trust in the NBC anchor. Lester Holt has served as the weekday anchor of NBC Nightly News since June 2015.

David Muir, who hosts ABC World News Tonight, wasn’t far behind Holt in the trust category. 63% of those surveyed said they had the trust in the anchor. Meanwhile, CBS Evening News host Norah O’Donnell lagged behind with 53% of those responding similarly.

In the cable news world, CNN saw the top two most trusted hosts and anchors. Both Anderson Cooper and Chris Wallace saw 60% of respondents say they had “a lot” or “some” trust in them.

At MSNBC, Ali Velshi earned 55% of those surveyed’s trust, while Rachel Maddox was at 51%.

Fox News host Harris Faulkner led the way for the conservative cable channel with 53% claiming to trust her. Sean Hannity, who is not a news anchor but an opinion host, only earned the trust of 38% participants.

NewsNation primetime anchor Dan Abrams, who, like Sean Hannity is an opinion host, saw a 48% rating on the trust scale.

Former Fox News hosts Megyn Kelly and Tucker Carlson, who are also commentators and not anchors, earned scores of 39% and 40%, respectively.

Comedian Bill Maher made just his second-ever appearance on Fox News Monday during an interview with Greg Gutfeld. It turned out to be a record-breaking arrival.

During Monday’s edition of Gutfeld! averaged 2.9 million viewers as the longtime comedian and news host conversed with the Fox News star about a bevy of topics. Included in that 2.9 million figure was 342,000 viewers in the coveted adults 25-54 demographic.

The discussion between the two topped both the late-night cable news ratings, as well as the late-night network shows hosted by Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, and Jimmy Fallon. The Fox News program, however, benefits from airing from 10-11 PM ET while the other shows do not start until 11 or 11:35 PM ET.

Since launching in 2021, Gutfeld! has continuously battled for the top spot in the late-night TV ratings, and has frequently bested the network competitors.

During a previous appearance on the Club Random podcast, Bill Maher congratulated Greg Gutfeld on his success, stating while he didn’t “have to love” the heights the Fox News host has reached, he does “have to respect” the success.