We make our share of typos here at C&L. But no one here is paid what Jesse Watters and staff get.

So we're gonna make sure we point out "OUR MEDIA ROOTS AGAINST FREE SPECH" on Fox yesterday.

In addition to that nonsense, Jesse Watters did what Jesse Watters does in covering the latest Trump indictment. He threw muddy Jell-o on the walls to ensure that what didn't stick would at least muddy the actual truth.

Transcript via Media Matters:

JESSE WATTERS (HOST): One of the worst ways to instill confidence in our elections is to throw people in prison who question them. If Al Gore had asked Florida to send an alternate slate of electors after the 500- vote recount margin, Al Gore would have been charged with conspiracy to defraud the government. Al Gore believes he won that election. His opponent's brother was the governor of Florida in an election this close. You're saying Al Gore working the phones before certification was illegal. It's preposterous.

There were alternate electors set in 1876. There were alternate electors ones set in 1960. On advice of counsel, Trump asked Pence to kick it back to the states for recertification whereas state legislatures are constitutionally empowered to determine elections. That's called politics. But apparently Trump's politics are such a threat to Washington, his political speeches could be grounds to throw him in prison before trial if this gag order is allowed.

Philip Bump in The Washington Post has a thorough fact check:

That the state of Hawaii sent competing slates of electors in 1960 has been elevated by Trump defenders repeatedly since the 2020 election. It’s useful to start there because the circumstances were informative. John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard M. Nixon were nearly tied in the state, with initial counts favoring Kennedy and a recount aiding Nixon. By Dec. 14, the date on which electors must be selected, Nixon had the lead — but the legal challenges were ongoing. Kennedy might still prevail. So both campaigns sent elector slates to D.C. and, when a final count gave the edge to Kennedy, Nixon himself approved the Kennedy slate instead of his own on Jan. 6, 1961.

...The 2000 election, you may recall, came down to the results in Florida. They were, in fact, very close. Gore and his opponent, Texas Gov. George W. Bush, pushed to shape the recount of votes cast in the state for weeks after the election. Ultimately, the Gore campaign’s effort to continue counting votes was blocked by the Supreme Court.

...Importantly, Gore didn’t introduce an alternate slate of electors. That’s because the Supreme Court’s decision preceded the Dec. 14 date and, on Dec. 13, Gore conceded. The issue was finalized before Dec. 14, so there was no lingering question floating into the period from Dec. 14 to Jan. 6. There was no viable path to victory for Gore once the Supreme Court weighed in, so there was no need to have an alternate slate of electors ready to go as there had been in 1960.

I'd say Jesse Watters's fake news propaganda for Trump, rates as election interference.