Ari Melber on Fox News’ Real Life ‘Succession’ Saga: ‘Stunning Case of Art Imitating Life’

MELBER In reality Murdoch ░░░░░░░░ succession drama has put ░░░░░░░░ lot of pressure on ░░░░░░░░ family Some accounts say ░░░░░░░░ s actually tearing them ░░░░░░░░ The Times report that ░░░░░░░░ battle now over this ░░░░░░░░ trust is about influence ░░░░░░░░ mentioned Murdoch is not ░░░░░░░░ to diminish any of ░░░░░░░░ children s financial stakes ░░░░░░░░ the company This is ░░░░░░░░ like family battles you ░░░░░░░░ see in your community ░░░░░░░░ people are actually debating ░░░░░░░░ heirs get how much ░░░░░░░░ and it can get ░░░░░░░░ fast This is rather ░░░░░░░░ the future control of ░░░░░░░░ world s most powerful ░░░░░░░░ media empire Fox the ░░░░░░░░ the tabloid the New ░░░░░░░░ Post that so many ░░░░░░░░ read in and outside ░░░░░░░░ New York Fox News ░░░░░░░░ in a sense the ░░░░░░░░ Jewel there FOX s ░░░░░░░░ is more than just ░░░░░░░░ a traditional news network ░░░░░░░░ I will mention full ░░░░░░░░ they are a type ░░░░░░░░ competitor on cable news ░░░░░░░░ I m quoting a ░░░░░░░░ of sources court documents ░░░░░░░░ The New York Times ░░░░░░░░ are not direct competitors ░░░░░░░░ them And when you ░░░░░░░░ it out broadly you ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration which ░░░░░░░░ be in January an ░░░░░░░░ part of the country ░░░░░░░░ how many of its ░░░░░░░░ they have to go ░░░░░░░░ the process but its ░░░░░░░░ and picks are from ░░░░░░░░ world of Fox News ░░░░░░░░ I mentioned to you ░░░░░░░░ ve had other legal ░░░░░░░░ Some of what I ░░░░░░░░ you earlier was just ░░░░░░░░ but fully allowed on ░░░░░░░░ Some of it has ░░░░░░░░ to major court costs ░░░░░░░░ of the largest defamation ░░░░░░░░ in the history of ░░░░░░░░ United States 787 million ░░░░░░░░ Dominion and those weren ░░░░░░░░ just any lies they ░░░░░░░░ basically the election related ░░░░░░░░ that Donald Trump demanded ░░░░░░░░ losing the 2020 election ░░░░░░░░ starts Powell A lot ░░░░░░░░ the machines particularly by ░░░░░░░░ Dominion company in which ░░░░░░░░ Feinstein and Nancy Pelosi ░░░░░░░░ interests BARTIROMO You said ░░░░░░░░ there may have been ░░░░░░░░ to some people who ░░░░░░░░ the Dominion software Dobbs ░░░░░░░░ Voting System is used ░░░░░░░░ 28 states across the ░░░░░░░░ including battleground states PIRRO ░░░░░░░░ say started in Venezuela ░░░░░░░░ Cuban money and with ░░░░░░░░ assistance of Smartmatic software ░░░░░░░░ backdoor is capable of ░░░░░░░░ votes Clip ends MELBER ░░░░░░░░ know the old saying ░░░░░░░░ started in Venezuela with ░░░░░░░░ software doesn t stay ░░░░░░░░ Venezuela It s not ░░░░░░░░ saying it wasn t ░░░░░░░░ true claim It was ░░░░░░░░ so costly that they ░░░░░░░░ only had to pay ░░░░░░░░ out but shortly thereafter ░░░░░░░░ made major editorial changes ░░░░░░░░ ousted Tucker Carlson who ░░░░░░░░ since sort of made ░░░░░░░░ public life as a ░░░░░░░░ of MAGA adjacent figure ░░░░░░░░ speaking at Trump s ░░░░░░░░ convention So the Murdochs ░░░░░░░░ not fighting over money ░░░░░░░░ though the empire has ░░░░░░░░ a lot of money ░░░░░░░░ they re not fighting ░░░░░░░░ get into the Trump ░░░░░░░░ They re fighting for ░░░░░░░░ system that exists kind ░░░░░░░░ above that that can ░░░░░░░░ to pay out 780 ░░░░░░░░ and keep on going ░░░░░░░░ can afford to stack ░░░░░░░░ bench of the modern ░░░░░░░░ Party and the Trump ░░░░░░░░ that can install people ░░░░░░░░ then become their supposed ░░░░░░░░ in government For now ░░░░░░░░ and his other son ░░░░░░░░ are going to appeal ░░░░░░░░ decision they say and ░░░░░░░░ could still prevail But ░░░░░░░░ is a stunning case ░░░░░░░░ art imitating life and ░░░░░░░░ imitating art and the ░░░░░░░░ battle continuing to unfold ░░░░░░░░ might be different from ░░░░░░░░ Murdoch originally saw as ░░░░░░░░ legacy Clip starts Murdoch ░░░░░░░░ I go under a ░░░░░░░░ tomorrow it will be ░░░░░░░░ four of them will ░░░░░░░░ to decide which of ░░░░░░░░ ones should lead them ░░░░░░░░ ends MELBER The four ░░░░░░░░ them will have to ░░░░░░░░ And he was well ░░░░░░░░ in his life and ░░░░░░░░ and empire at that ░░░░░░░░ and for all we ░░░░░░░░ that s exactly how ░░░░░░░░ honestly felt then And ░░░░░░░░ the way the trust ░░░░░░░░ written and now the ░░░░░░░░ of bad faith against ░░░░░░░░ maybe how he felt ░░░░░░░░ a very long time ░░░░░░░░ something high stakes eventually ░░░░░░░░ And again it s ░░░░░░░░ about money which is ░░░░░░░░ when you have such ░░░░░░░░ and powerful people fighting ░░░░░░░░ a trust The whole ░░░░░░░░ is about who controls ░░░░░░░░ crown Jewel of FOX ░░░░░░░░ the rest of the ░░░░░░░░ an empire that as ░░░░░░░░ saw in that footage ░░░░░░░░ 2020 all the way ░░░░░░░░ the recent election has ░░░░░░░░ a very real sense ░░░░░░░░ only helped pick who ░░░░░░░░ in charge but decide ░░░░░░░░ they pick helps enact ░░░░░░░░ agenda of the United ░░░░░░░░ of America So as ░░░░░░░░ told you it s ░░░░░░░░ media but about a ░░░░░░░░ of a lot more ░░░░░░░░ media.”