Did Sean Hannity Really Get Orders From The White House On The 2020 Election Day?

In their investigation into the events on January 6, 2021, the January 6 committee learned of former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows’ connection with Sean Hannity. Meadows, who was Trump’s chief of staff from 2020 to 2021, has provided the committee with over 9,000 pages of evidence — including text messages — for their investigation but was charged with contempt when he failed to appear for a deposition, per NPR. The text messages revealed he engaged with Hannity not only on January 6, but back on Election Day 2020 as well. 

On his Fox News radio show on Election Day, Hannity urged people to go out and vote, telling them — despite the narrative that Fox News had been pushing — that every vote counted and every vote mattered. Hannity told listeners that it was “[v]ery important that the people in North Carolina, that you get out, get in line, wait, vote and do your part. And the same, therefore, goes for Iowa. The same goes for Arizona. The same goes for Nevada.”

While it’s unclear when Meadows texted Hannity, the January 6 committee’s findings show Meadows had told Hannity to “[s]tress every vote matters” and to tell people to “[g]et out and vote,” per CNN. In response to Meadows’ request, CNN reports Hannity replied: “Yes sir. On it. Any place in particular we need a push.” Meadows responded: “Pennsylvania. NC, AZ, Nevada.”