The White House is pressing Fox News to retract its coverage of bribery accusations against President Biden’s son, Hunter, following the arrest of a central figure in the allegations against the Biden family.
Describing the claims against Hunter Biden as “false,” Ian Sams, White House special assistant to the president, criticized Fox News for aggressively covering allegations of bribery against the president’s son across its online platforms and airwaves.
“I would cite the number of times Jesse Watters and Sean Hannity promoted this allegation and made false statements about President Biden on primetime television throughout this time period, but the footnote citations would fill multiple pages,” Sams stated in his letter to Fox News leadership, obtained by The Hill on Thursday.
“As you of course now know, the source of this allegation has been federally indicted for making the whole thing up,” Sams continued. “Despite this, Fox has taken no steps to retract, correct, or update its reporting on this false allegation from 2023.”
The FBI informant central to the GOP’s accusations against Biden, Alexander Smirnov, was indicted on February 14 by federal authorities, who assert that his claims about Biden originated from Russian intelligence personnel.
In response to The Hill’s inquiry, a spokesperson for Fox News stated, “Fox News Media has reported on all key developments since the announcement that Alexander Smirnov was charged with lying to the FBI, featuring the story prominently.”
“We will continue to report on developments in all aspects of the ongoing investigations, hearings, and trials,” the spokesperson affirmed.
