Sunday Shows IGNORE Kavanaugh Threat, Spend Over An Hour on Jan 6

As previously reported, ABC’s This WeekThe attempted assassination Brett Kavanaugh was ignored, but Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary, and the Democrats hearings on January 6, which only revealed very limited details about the Capitol riot eighteen years ago, were praised. 

This Week wasn’t the only Sunday show to ignore the attempted murder of a Supreme Court Justice while obsessing over January 6. 

An analysis by NewsBusters found that ABC’s This Week, CBS’s Face the Nation, NBC’s Meet the Press, and CNN’s State of the UnionOne hour, thirty-three minutes and seven seconds were spent on interviews and hearings for the January 6, hearings. 

Just compared the coverage on Jan 6, committee hearings and the Kavanaugh assassination plot on Sunday, I came up with the following:

ABC:
J6: 19:11
Kavanaugh: 0:00

CBS:
J6: 19:31
Kavanaugh: 0:00

NBC:
J6: 36:25
Kavanaugh: 0:00

CNN:
J6: 18:10
Kavanaugh: 0:00

— Kevin Tober (@KevinTober94) June 12, 2022

Fox News Sunday on the other hand, covered the assassination attempt and also quizzed Senator Chris Coons of Delaware Democrat about the matter. 

Anchor Bret Baier asked Coons: 

As you heard from Lucas, this week a man called the police to report that he was trying to murder Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh was armed when he saw him do this. The bill to increase security for Supreme Court justices, their families and family members was co-sponsored by you last month. However, the House hasn’t moved on it for thirty days. In Lucas’ article, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that there is no problem, the bill provides protection to the justices and nobody will be hurt over the weekend. What about all that? 

Coons claimed “the House is working to add a provision that would allow the marshal of the Supreme Court to decide to extend protection to the staff and families of staff of the Supreme Court.” 

Baier correctly noted how “there is already a federal statute on the books that makes it illegal to protest in front of a judge’s home. It is title 18, section 1507” and that these [pro abortion] groups published the conservative justices’ addresses online.” 

Predictably Coons tried to tie the subject back to the January 6 hearings: “I do think we need to take stronger action to make sure that our federal judiciary is safe because that’s part of making sure our democracy is safe, which really is the core issue of the January 6 hearings.” 

Bringing up the left’s glaring hypocrisy on incitement of violence, Baier brought up Senate Democrat leader Chuck Schumer’s threats in front of the Supreme Court during a pro abortion rally: 

CHUCK SCHUMER : Gorsuch, it’s time to let you know that you are releasing the whirlwind, and will be paying the consequences. These terrible choices will make you blind to the consequences. 

BAIER: Senator, were those words admissible on the Supreme Court’s steps? 

Coons didn’t directly answer the question. Instead he played both siderism by claiming “all of us need to reduce the level of our rhetoric and be mindful of the fact that stirring up potential violence is not a good or constructive thing to be doing at this moment in our country by any political leader.” 

At least Fox News was responsible in their coverage of the attempt on the life of a Supreme Court Justice and didn’t pretend it never happened like the other Sunday shows. 

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To read the transcript from the June 12 segment of Fox News Sunday click “expand”: 

Fox News Sunday
6/12/2022
Eastern 9:04 a.m.

BRET BAIER Kavanaugh was armed when he saw him do this. This bill was sponsored by you to strengthen security for Supreme Court justices. The house has not made any progress on the bill in 30 days. In Lucas’ article, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that there is no problem, the bill provides protection to the justices and nobody will be hurt over the weekend. What about all that? 

CHRIS COONS : Bret, thank you for giving me the opportunity to work with Senator Cornyn. The bill passed unanimously in the United States Senate. As you all know, not many things make it through the Senate these days with such uniform support. House plans to include a provision that allows the Supreme Court’s marshal to give protection to family members of Supreme Court staff. It’s acceptable, and I find it appropriate. After several discussions with House leadership, I believe that the House must take this up and pass it next week. Bret, truthfully, I think the hearing on January 6 was a powerful reminder of the dangers from politically motivated violence in America. Also, gun murders like the ones at Buffalo’s grocery store and Uvalde elementary schools are a wake-up call. It’s a great honor to work with Senator Cornyn in a multipartisan effort to improve mental health and gun safety. 

BAIER: I’m going to get to both of those other things in just a minute, but staying on this particular thing, there is already a federal statute on the books that makes it illegal to protest in front of a judge’s home. Title 18, Section 1507. The addresses were published online by these organizations; protestors have been gathering every night. Do they deserve to be held? 

COONS: Bret, it is important to find the balance between protecting freedoms of expression in America and making sure that justice and judges are protected. A bill that provided additional protections by hiding addresses for justices or judges was passed through the senate several months ago. We took this action after a terrible attack on the New Jersey family of a federal judge. Her son died in that incident. It is important that we take more action to protect our federal judiciary. This is because safety is a key part of democracy. 

(…)

BAIER: Okay, let’s move on to January 6. This week has seen a lot of discussion about words. How important they are, what their importance is, and how to stir the pot. It’s also been discussed how giving permission for violence in any form, shape or manner, was acceptable. Listen to the following. 

CHUCK SCHUMER. These terrible choices will make you blind to the consequences. 

BAIER: Senator, were those words admissible on the Supreme Court’s steps? 

COONS – Here is a crucial distinction. He was upset. His concern was not that justices would revoke decades of an established fundamental constitutional right. But he didn’t tell them to attack them. This hearing was held on January 6. It is intended to show that President Trump actually did that. Congresswoman Cheney said that Trump summoned the mob, stirred them up, and lit the fire that led to the storming of the Capitol of America. It is clear that there are significant differences between the statements of Senator Schumer, and those made by Trump’s circle of advisers and former President Trump in the days prior to January 6. 

BAIER: Okay, I—

COONS: The results were obvious and, I believe, catastrophic. Officers were subject to physical attacks that resulted in several deaths, as well as the destruction of the capitol perimeter. As a senator, who was escorted by the capitol police along with the Vice-President just feet before an angry mob to get out of his house, I believe that this country is at high risk for political violence. All of us need to reduce the level and intensity of our rhetoric. 

BAIER, Senator Schumer also stated that justices had released the whirlwind. You will be the one who pays the price. This kind of language at the Supreme Court is fine. 

COONS: I didn’t say that. Bret: What I said was that I believe all political leaders need to lower the volume of their rhetoric.