Former Trump aides detail just how influential Fox News hosts were in his White House

Trump embraces Sean Hannity at a Missouri rally
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Text messages released by the House Jan. 6 committee are a reminder how closely intertwined Fox News and former President Donald Trump's White House were during his presidency — several prominent opinion hosts privately pleaded for Trump to stop the Capitol siege by his supporters, and Sean Hannity appears to have also been in the loop on Trump's plans to overturn President Biden's victory.

But that only scratches the surface of the influence this "cable Cabinet of unofficial advisers" had on Trump and White House policy, The Washington Post reports.

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.