The Libby pardon illustrates the benefits of doing Trumps bidding on Fox News

The Libby pardon illustrates the benefits of doing Trump’s bidding on Fox News
The husband of Libby's attorney is one of Trump's most strident defenders.
Aaron Rupar
Apr 13, 2018, 3:31 pm


President Trump announced on Friday afternoon an unexpected full pardon for Scooter Libby — handing a big favor to one of his most vocal defenders.

That’s because the attorney who represents Scooter Libby is Victoria Toensing, wife of Joe diGenova. diGenova regularly appears on Fox News and rails against special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of the Trump campaign.

Following John Dowd’s recent departure from Trump’s legal team, Toensing and diGenova were announced as new members — only to have the jobs fall through because of conflicts of interest.

But while diGenova may not be directly working for Trump, he continues to do his bidding on the president’s favorite cable news channel.

On Wednesday, diGenova appeared on an edition of Hannity that was promoted by President Trump on Twitter. During a panel discussion, diGenova went as far as to say that “what Bob Mueller is doing and has done is destroying the Department of Justice, and for Jeff Sessions to sit there like a bump on a log and do nothing about it is disgraceful.”

Trump — who is currently trying to deal with Mueller’s investigation without the help of a White House communications director — has increasingly outsourced his messaging to Fox News.

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https://thinkprogress.org/trump-libby-pardon-victoria-toensing-joe-digenova-fox-news-597aceeaa256/