'Hannity knew': Liz Cheney says Fox News host is covering for Trump — starting on Jan. 6

Fox News anchor Sean Hannity is trying to prop up former President Donald Trump by giving him mulligans on his statements whenever needed — most recently during their town hall in Iowa this week where Hannity repeatedly tried to give Trump an out to deny recent reports he is working toward a dictatorship, only for him to not give a clear answer.

That's the view of former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), who sounded off on MSNBC Wednesday evening.

"Trafficking in intimidation, menacing, potential violence, appeals to violence, talking about a dictatorship, talk about going after the press," said anchor Ari Melber. "These are things we know. Your family has a background in foreign policy. We know what that playbook looks like."

"First of all, Sean Hannity ... knew at the time — we have the text messages between Sean and Kayleigh McEnany on January 7," said Cheney. "They knew how dangerous Trump was after January 6. They were trying to isolate him. They were trying to land the plane. They knew the country was in danger and Donald Trump was the source of that danger. Sean Hannity knew that."

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"He has several times tried to bail Donald Trump out when he said something or suggested something that is illegal and completely beyond the bounds," Cheney continued. "He did it again last night, and Donald Trump won't deny he has plans like the ones we have been discussing. He says it on a weekly if not a daily basis, and I think what we, as Americans and voters and citizens, need to commit to do is not to become numb to that. What he says is so outrageous that it can be very easy for his allies to say to the rest of us, oh, come on, you know that's not true."

"What the lesson of Donald Trump of the last several years has taught us is we have to take him seriously and we have to take him literally," added Cheney. "He has shown us what he's willing to do."

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