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Murdoch Handed Trump’s Family Biden’s Ad Plans

Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner with wife Ivanka Trump.
Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner with wife Ivanka Trump. Photo: Tasos Katopodis (Getty Images)

Rupert Murdoch was so close to the Republican election machine that he was actively willing to hand over “confidential information about Biden’s ads, along with debate strategy,” according to the Dominion summary judgment motion. These apparently included ads before they went public in what is allegedly an attempt to give Trump’s campaign an edge in the lead-up to the November, 2020 election.

Then, after election night when Fox News called Arizona for Biden, Kushner reportedly called Murdoch saying “this is terrible.” The News Corp chair said he could hear Trump shouting in the background. Murdoch then reportedly said “well, the numbers are the numbers.”