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The ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Show Was Once Supposed To Not Only Be A Movie But A Movie TRILOGY (Then ‘Solo’ Underperformed)

Obi-Wan Kenobi ended its six-episode run last week, allowing Star Wars heads to catch up with an old pal well into middle age and see some other famous faces as well. It was the franchise’s third-ever show, though earlier reports revealed it was originally supposed to be a big screen romp, not a small screen one. But now we’re learning there was, at least originally, not supposed to be just one.

In a new interview with Direct, Stuart Beattie, who wrote the script that the show was based on — and who received a writing credit on four of the episodes — reveals he had more where that came from. Indeed, he claims he pitched Lucasfilm and star Ewan McGregor a “full trilogy” connecting Obi-Wan up to at least around the events of the original 1977 Star Wars. Alas, then Solo: A Star Wars Story came out and underperformed, at which point, he says, the decision was made not to make any more spin-off films.”

But when there was, Beattie took his shot. “So when I pitched my Obi-Wan story to Lucasfilm, I said, ‘There’s actually three stories here. Because there’s three different evolutions that the character has to make in order to go from Obi-Wan to Ben,’” Beattie explained.

The first stage was what you saw in Obi-Wan Kenobi. But the second was much more introspective and heavy. It was about, Beattie says, “thinking about where Kenobi ends up,” namely the part where he sacrifices himself on the Death Star during a duel with Darth Vader (spoiler?).

“Great moment, you know, makes you cry. But, if you stop and think about it, it’s a pretty sudden thing, to just kind of go be fighting a guy, to see Luke and go, ‘I’m gonna die,’” Beattie explained. “You know, that to me, that required forethought. That required pre-acceptance that this was going to happen.”

And so the second film would be about Obi-Wan coming “to terms with our own mortality.” Beattie was a little fuzzy on how that would have happened, saying it ight have been “somehow in a prophecy, or Qui-Gon [Liam Neeson’s Jedi master] telling him, ‘There’s going to come a moment where you’re gonna have to sacrifice yourself for the good.’” By the end of the second film, Beattie says, Obi Wan would have “accepted the idea that he’s going to die, and that he’s going to die willingly at a crucial moment, and you will know when that moment presents itself.”

Beattie didn’t discuss the third part, possibly because he was too busy working on the script for the first film when Solo came out and scotched the idea of three big screen Obi-Wan movies. (Though he says, “I like Solo, personally.”) But at the time, he says, everyone was very into this being a new film trilogy.

In the meantime, you can watch the six-episode show Beattie’s script became on Disney+. And you can wait and see if that Taika Waititi Star Wars film actually comes out this year as teased.

(Via Direct)

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Report: The Knicks Clear Even More Space For Jalen Brunson By Trading Nerlens Noel And Alec Burks To The Pistons

Over the last several weeks, the Jalen Brunson sweepstakes has heated up, with the Dallas Mavericks attempting to re-sign the talented guard and the New York Knicks doing very little to hide plans for a high-end free agent pursuit. In fact, it is now widely reported that the Knicks plan to tender a nine-figure offer to Brunson in free agency and, on Tuesday evening, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported news that furthers that belief. Wojnarowski indicates that the Knicks will send both Alec Burks and Nerlens to the Detroit Pistons expressly to create space for Brunson.

In addition to Noel and Burks heading to Detroit, the Knicks will reportedly attach a pair of second round draft picks and cash considerations to the Pistons to sweeten the deal.

Noel and Burks are both competent rotation options, making this deal more palatable for the Pistons. However, the clear impetus for New York is to shed the $9.24 million for Noel and $10 million for Burks. Detroit gets a couple of interesting future-facing assets in the deal, and the Pistons can also potentially flip either Noel, Burks or both as pseudo-expiring contracts with team options for the 2023-24 campaign.

With free agency set to officially begin on Thursday, June 30, the Knicks are now fully aligned to pursue Brunson. Given that Brunson is an unrestricted free agent, the Mavericks may be left with little resistance toward New York’s plan, particularly given all of the buzz as June winds down.

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Travis Barker Was Reportedly Hospitalized For An Unknown Health Issue

Prior to today, this year had been smooth-sailing for Travis Barker. The famed drummer got married to Kourtney Kardashian last month after the two dated for at least 15 months. The official marriage was confirmed by TMZ and People, and it came a month after they had a wedding ceremony in Las Vegas, one they later said was not legitimate. Unfortunately, just a little over a month after the official wedding went down, TMZ reports that Travis was hospitalized for a health issue that is unknown at the moment.

Travis reportedly visited West Hills hospital in Los Angeles for the issue, and it was from there that he was transported to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for more intensive care. TMZ obtained pictures of what appeared to be Travis on a stretcher with two EMTs near him. Kourtney Kardashian was also followed closely behind as he was transferred to Cedars-Sinai. It appears that the situation could be a bit serious as Travis’ daughter, Alabama Barker, took to social media to ask for prayers following her dad’s hospitalization.

There’s additional concern behind Travis’ hospitalization as he tweeted “God save me” hours before he was placed on a stretcher and taken to Cedars-Sinai.

You can view Travis and Alabama’s tweets above and images of him from TMZ here.

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Golden retriever has the very cutest reaction to toddler taking her first steps

Here at Upworthy we look for stories that will make you smile and warm your heart and, let’s face it, we could all use a little help in the smile department these days. When we ran across this ridiculously sweet story on The Dodo about a golden retriever and his little human sister, we simply had to share it with you. Taco is a 3-year-old golden retriever who has been lovingly waiting for his new baby sister, Vanora, to be able to play with him, and the day has finally come.


Claudia Hughes is the proud mom of the furry pup and his squishy human sibling. She told The Dodo that Taco has been smitten with Vanora since she came home from the hospital. “When we would lay her down on the floor or our bed, Taco would just lay down next to her,” Hughes said. That’s one attentive pup. Pet parents know there’s nothing more comforting than your fur baby looking out for your human baby.

Hughes told The Dodo that the pooch would even get up for late-night feedings. Now that’s just beyond sweet. It’s no wonder the pup was itching for his playmate to get big enough to actually play with, and his reaction to his doggy dreams coming true is pure joy. The video of Taco seeing his toddler sibling taking some of her first steps has amassed more than 2 million likes on TikTok. Finally his sister can run around with him! Finally he can teach her the fun of having a dog for a big brother. Finally he gets to play! At least, that’s what I think he was thinking from his excited reaction.

And how do we know dogs are excited? Well, they get the zoomies, and if you’ve never been able to witness the absolute unadulterated joy of the zoomies, just check out his reaction in the video. If he could talk he would have probably screamed “I’m so excited!!!” with more explanation points than allowed by my editor.

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According to Hughes, Taco first started getting excited when he saw Vanora take steps in her walker, and more so when he saw her pushing the walker. But his excitement went off the charts when she could actually take steps unassisted. Don’t worry though, he was sure to keep his distance so as not to knock her down. He’s such a good doggy brother. Hughes told The Dodo, “We have shown Vanora that we hug Taco, we pet him gently and we give him kisses on his head.” She went on to say, “But if we get mad at him, we don’t hit him.”

It looks like both Taco and Vanora have learned important lessons in kindness. Soon Vanora will be the one cheering and praising Taco when he’s a good boy, but until then, we here at Upworthy want to tell Taco that he’s the goodest boy and he deserves all of the head pats. Good boy, Taco!

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Report: Taurean Prince Will Remain In Minnesota On A 2-Year Deal Worth $16 Million

The Minnesota Timberwolves picked up Taurean Prince prior to the 2021-22 season in a trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The well-traveled forward provided a steady hand and some consistent three-point shooting off of the team’s bench en route to a playoff berth last season, and as a result, the team and player have come to terms on a deal that will keep him in the Land of 10,000 Lakes for the next few seasons.

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Prince and the Timberwolves came to terms on a two-year contract extension that will pay him $16 million over the life of the deal.

Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic confirmed the deal and added that the second year is nonguaranteed.

Prince has bounced around a bit since going in the lottery in the 2016 NBA Draft, suiting up for the Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, Cavaliers, and Timberwolves. This past season was the first time since he was a rookie that Prince was on a team that played in the playoffs.

Prince appeared in 69 games last season for Minnesota with eight of them coming in a starting role. He averaged 7.3 points and 2.5 rebounds in 17.1 minutes per game while connecting on 37.6 percent of his attempts from behind the three-point line.

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Ariana Grande’s Stalker Was Arrested Once Again After He Broke Into Her Home On Her Birthday

Ariana Grande’s stalker has been arrested once again after they violated a five-year restraining order that has been in place last fall. According to TMZ, Aharon Brown was arrested on Sunday, which was Ariana’s 29th birthday, after he somehow broke into the singer’s home in Montecito, California. Thankfully, she was not home at the time of the incident, and when the break-in occurred, the property’s security system went off and police officers showed up a short time later to arrest Brown. He was charged with stalking, burglary, damaging power lines, violation of a court order, and obstruction. Brown pled not guilty, and as of press time, he remains in custody.

Grande’s restraining order against Brown was first put in place back in September after he was arrested at her Los Angeles home. At that time, he was accused of showing up at the property with a large hunting knife and making threats to her security, yelling “I’ll f***ing kill you and her!” For that incident, he was charged with making criminal threats and the restraining order was put in place shortly after.

TMZ also adds that Brown recently violated the restraining order by trying to find Grande, and he apparently got close. He was set to appear in court on Tuesday for violating the restraining order, but now, he’ll be dealing with a lot more charges after Sunday’s incident.

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A Former Trump Chief Of Staff Believes Cassidy Hutchinson’s Explosive Testimony: ‘I Know Her. I Don’t Think She Is Lying’

The latest hearing for the House Select Committee investigating Jan.6 was the biggest one yet, with surprise testimony from former Mark Meadows aide Cassidy Hutchinson that contained explosive, never-before-revealed allegations. They were so over-the-top that they almost seem unreal. Donald Trump has already had a meltdown over it, predictably asserting that she spread “fake news” and calling her things like “A Total Phony.”

But another person from deep within the former president’s orbit is giving her the benefit of the doubt. That person is Mick Mulvaney, who served as his chief of staff from early 2019 through spring of 2020, and special envoy for Northern Ireland until the Capitol riot, when he was one of a number of staffers who quit in disgust. After Hutchinson, who had firsthand accounts of many of the events of that fateful day, gave her testimony, Mulvaney said he thought she was on the level.

“If Cassidy is making this up, they will need to say that. If she isn’t they will have to corroborate,” Mulvaney wrote. “I know her. I don’t think she is lying.”

Mulvaney also speculated that the committee would likely feature testimony from former White House chief of operations Anthony M. Ornato, who Hutchinson said warned Meadows that the visiting Trump supporters would likely be armed; Secret Service Special Agent Bobby Engel, whom Trump allegedly tried to choke; and Meadows himself.

Among the claims in Hutchinson’s testimony were that Trump knew his supporters were packing but didn’t care because “they’re not here to hurt me,” that he wanted to join the mob at the Capitol but wasn’t allowed to (prompting his attack on the Secret Service agent), that he got so mad that he threw his ketchup-heavy lunch against a wall, and more.

Back in April, two months before the hearings began, and when Trump was still widely seen as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee in 2024, Mulvaney offered a “short list” of people who could unseat him. One was Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Another was Trump himself, who’s “sometimes his own worst enemy.” He may have already been proven right about that last one.

(Via HuffPost)

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DJ Drama Defends Jack Harlow And Drake’s Video For ‘Churchill Downs’ After PETA Criticized It

At the beginning of last month, Jack Harlow released his sophomore album Come Home The Kids Miss You which included the Drake-featured track “Churchill Downs.” Some weeks later, a video for the song was released and it featured both rappers enjoying their time at the Kentucky Derby which takes place at the racetrack Harlow named the song after. The visual was later criticized by PETA in a statement. “Jack Harlow and Drake have chosen to glamorize horseracing with their new ‘Churchill Downs’ video,” they wrote. PETA also asked the rappers “to donate the song’s proceeds toward caring for Thoroughbreds discarded by the industry.”

Nearly a month after that statement was delivered, DJ Drama, who signed Harlow to his Generation Now label defended the “Churchill Downs” video following a run-in with TMZ. “No horses were harmed in the making of the video for sure,” he said. “They might have to talk to the Kentucky Derby about that. We were just on location. [The] Kentucky Derby been going on for a long time — don’t go after us.”

In more recent news, DJ Drama’s response comes after he appeared alongside Harlow during his performance at the 2022 BET Awards. Harlow performed “Poison” with Lil Wayne and surprised the world by bringing out Brandy for “First Class” to end the set.

You can watch DJ Drama’s response here.

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We Blind Tasted Flavored Whiskeys To Find The Very Best On The Market

Flavored whiskey is a very hit-and-miss market. Nevertheless, it’s rapidly expanding. Just about every brand has some sort of flavored whiskey, bourbon, or rye these days. By adding flavor to barrels that wouldn’t otherwise fit a standard bottle’s flavor profile, they’re able to shrink waste while growing their product lines — there’s a certain practicality to it.

This begs the question: Are there good flavored whiskeys out there? Or are they all sugar bombs?

Today, I’m doing a blind tasting of eight flavored whiskeys (all from the U.S.). Before we begin, let me admit — I’m on the record as really not digging flavored whiskey. It’s often far too sweet for my palate. That said, I can look at something objectively. Does this whiskey actually deliver on what’s promised on the label? Is it somewhat balanced? Is there any complexity? If so, then I can appreciate it for what it is. If not, it’s hard to find a purpose or use for it.

Our lineup today is:

  • Sapling Maple Bourbon
  • R6 Carmela Caramel Flavored Whiskey
  • Heritage Cocoa Bomb Whiskey
  • Sapling Maple Rye
  • Traverse City Whiskey Co. American Cherry Edition
  • Duke & Dame Salted Caramel
  • Sheep Dog Peanut Butter Whiskey
  • Traverse City Whiskey Co. Michigan Apple

Okay, let’s see which of these flavored whiskeys stands out when put to the blind test!

Also Read: The Top 5 UPROXX Bourbon Posts Of The Last Six Months

Part 1: The Tasting

Flavored Whiskey
Zach Johnston

Taste 1

Flavored Whiskey
Zach Johnston

Tasting Notes:

This has a nice nose that’s part maple syrup and part pancake batter (very much like a sour mash bourbon) with a hint of brown sugar and maybe a dash of cinnamon and vanilla. The palate is very much on the sweet side of pancake syrup with a hint of woodiness and a tinge of vanilla frosting.

This isn’t sickeningly sweet but close. It’s also clearly “maple” something or other.

Taste 2

Flavored Whiskey
Zach Johnston

Tasting Notes:

The nose is all about the ginger cookies — it’s damn near like inhaling them while still in the box, it’s that distinct. The palate is exactly the same, pure gingerbread. That sharpness from the ginger spice takes a backseat to a dose of caramel with a sweet edge that’s nearly too much.

This was very distinct and not crazy sweet. I can honestly see drinking this around the holidays (in some sort of dessert format) from this taste alone.

Taste 3

Flavored Whiskey
Zach Johnston

Tasting Notes:

The nose is basically like crushing a bunch of classic Oreos in your hand and then inhaling as hard as you can with your nose right in the cookies. The palate tastes like you’re drinking an Oreo soda, in a good way. It’s weirdly specific but not overly sweet. Don’t get me wrong, this is sweet… but it’s tied to a hard chocolate vibe.

This was, again, pretty good and not overly sweet. I also love an Oreo every now and then, so I’m on board with this flavor profile.

Taste 4

Flavored Whiskey
Zach Johnston

Tasting Notes:

There was very little on the nose. I had to go back and forth for a minute to pick up a hint of maple and maybe an echo of vanilla. The palate leaned into “sweet” with an underlying essence of flat cherry cola. That was about it.

This just fell flat on all fronts.

Taste 5

Flavored Whiskey
Zach Johnston

Tasting Notes:

The nose on this one is all about the cheap marzipan you get from the drug store. On the palate, that sweet and pasty marzipan is infused with a huge dose of thick cherry syrup that takes over everything with a clear hint of whiskey-soaked oak, old vanilla pods, and dry cinnamon sticks rounding things out.

This was really something. It’s a cherry bomb that’s not overly sweet that actually also tastes like a whiskey.

Taste 6

Flavored Whiskey
Zach Johnston

Tasting Notes:

The nose is all caramel to the point of being saccharine. The palate hits the diacetyl pretty hard with a faux (and cheap) buttery note of butterscotch (which tells me this is a little slipshod on the distilling process). The end does have a mellower salted caramel vibe but it feels more like an afterthought to the cheap butterscotch.

This feels like it’s so close to a bull’s eye yet so far away. There’s promise in there at certain moments but they get lost in the mix of too much sugar and mediocre distillate.

Taste 7

Flavored Whiskey
Zach Johnston

Tasting Notes:

The nose opens with a bit of popcorn that leads into a creamy but very cheap peanut butter — I mean the knock-off stuff on the bottom shelf that’s called “Spiffy” or the like. The palate is creamy yet sweet and very clearly emulates peanut butter vibes. The end feels more like licking the inside of a plastic peanut butter jar than actually eating peanut butter, much less drinking whiskey.

I mean, this is a peanut butter whiskey and it delivered that. So it has that going for it.

Taste 8

Flavored Whiskey
Zach Johnston

Tasting Notes:

This is another super-thin nose. I can find a hint of apple cider but it’s more like an empty mug that once held the juice than anything else. The palate carries on the same path with the whisper of apple cider supported by thin lines of cinnamon, oak, and maybe some vanilla but not much. The end is pretty non-existent but does remind you of apple in a very generic sense.

This felt like it had the bones but nothing on those bones to help it actually amount to anything.

Part 2: The Ranking

Flavored Whiskey
Zach Johnston

8. Sapling Maple Rye — Taste 4

Sapling Maple Rye
Saxton Distilling

ABV: 35%

Average Price: $45

The Whiskey:

This whiskey from Vermont starts off with MGP of Indiana rye and mixes it with local maple syrup. That juice is then re-barreled and allowed to rest before proofing and bottling.

Bottom Line:

There just wasn’t a whole lot here. The nose was barely findable and the palate wasn’t much better.

7. Duke & Dame Salted Caramel — Taste 6

Duke & Dame
Duke and Dame

ABV: 35%

Average Price: $25

The Whiskey:

This starts with a blend of 100 percent corn whiskeys with a couple of two-year-old bourbons. That juice is mixed with “natural flavors” of salted caramel to create the final product.

Bottom Line:

This felt very young on the palate. It wasn’t undrinkable but could have used a couple of years in the barrel to let those butterscotch notes settle toward a deeper caramel.

6. Traverse City Whiskey Co. Michigan Apple — Taste 8

Traverse City Whiskey Michigan Apple
Traverse City Whiskey Co

ABV: 40%

Average Price: $30

The Whiskey:

This whiskey combines local Michigan whiskey with apples from the orchards surrounding the distillery. The whiskey is infused with those apples in the barrel before proofing, additional flavoring, and bottling.

Bottom Line:

This was a little faint. It was an apple product but you really had to dig deep to find that. At the same time, it wasn’t an overly distinct whiskey either. It just kind of was with no clear flavor profile.

5. Sheep Dog Peanut Butter Whiskey — Taste 7

Sheep Dog
Sheep Dog

ABV: 35%

Average Price: $19

The Whiskey:

This product comes from Sazerac (which owns Buffalo Trace and Barton 1792 in Kentucky). The juice is a blend of “whiskey” with “peanut butter.” Beyond those vague descriptions, not much else is known about what’s in the bottle.

Bottom Line:

I guess this was fine. I felt like this was more of a cooking whiskey than anything else. But even then, the peanut butter aspects were so plasticky and cheap that I can’t really see using it there either. That said, this was clearly a peanut butter whiskey, so… mission accomplished?

4. Sapling Maple Bourbon — Taste 1

Sapling Maple Bourbon
Saxtons River Distilling

ABV: 40%

Average Price: $45

The Whiskey:

This juice comes from a tiny distillery up in Vermont. The actual whiskey in the bottle is a sourced “American bourbon whiskey” from MGP that’s cut with local Vermont maple syrup. Once vatted, the whiskey spends some more time in oak at the distillery in Vermont before proofing and bottling.

Bottom Line:

I didn’t hate this. In fact, I could see using this as a cooking bourbon to really get those maple flavor notes into something. Cutting a waffle or pancake batter with this would make a lot of sense. Or use it in a BBQ sauce. That said, I suppose this would work in an old fashioned if you cut out the sugar from the recipe.

3. R6 Carmela Caramel Flavored Whiskey — Taste 2

R6 Carmela
R6 Distilling

ABV: 33%

Average Price: $23

The Whiskey:

This whiskey comes from the R6 Distillery in El Segundo, California. The juice is a mix of “whiskey” flavored with caramel and named after Carmel, California. Beyond that, little else is known about the juice.

Bottom Line:

This was pretty damn good. It has a nice balance between the ginger cookies and caramel finish that takes you somewhere. It was a tad sweet for me but that doesn’t take away from the quality of the product.

All of that said, I would have pegged this as a ginger product and not a caramel one.

2. Heritage Cocoa Bomb Whiskey — Taste 3

Cocoa Bomb
Heritage Distilling

ABV: 37.5%

Average Price: $35

The Whiskey:

This whiskey from Seattle is a low-proof local distillate. That juice is then flavored with cane sugar to amplify the chocolate notes in the whiskey, creating this specific flavor profile.

Bottom Line:

This was one of the more distinct whiskeys on the list. It was very clearly something chocolate flavored and didn’t overdo the sugar. Had there been a little more depth to the overall flavor profile, this might have won the day.

1. Traverse City Whiskey Co. American Cherry Edition — Taste 5

Traverse City Whiskey American Cherry
Traverse City Whiskey Co

ABV: 35%

Average Price: $50

The Whiskey:

This local whiskey from up in Michigan is all about that “local” experience in the bottle. The whiskey is steeped with Montmorency cherries grown on the farm that surrounds the distillery. The whiskey does have “natural flavors” added to round out the palate but relies on those cherries layering into the whiskey as the main flavoring component.

Bottom Line:

This was the most complex and “whiskey-like” drinking experience on the list by far. This was something that felt more like a whiskey that simply leaned into a nutty and cherry-forward flavor profile instead of getting jacked up with sugars to recreate those flavors.

Part 3: Final Thoughts

Flavored Whiskey
Zach Johnston

There were some perfectly good whiskeys on this list, even I have to admit that. There were also some stinkers from a fundamental point of view. I’d say the bottom three should be avoided. Five, four, and three are all interesting and deliver on their promise — but I’m not going to go out of my way to find them.

As for two and one, they’re what you want to seek out. That Heritage Cocoa Bomb Whiskey not only delivered on its label promise but was a distinct and well-flavored chocolate bomb. The Traverse City Cherry, on the other hand, was just a well-made product. I can see drinking it in a highball on a hot summer day and not having a single thing to worry about. It felt like a whiskey that leaned into cherry instead of a distillate cut with cherry syrup. That’s a winner.

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Even Fox News’ On-Air Talent Was Stunned And Outraged Over Cassidy Hutchinson’s Jaw-Dropping Testimony At The Jan 6th Committee Hearing

There hasn’t been much substantive pushback from the GOP against the Jan. 6 hearings and their many bombshells. Even after former Mark Meadows aide Cassidy Hutchinson laid out numerous shocking revelations, all Donald Trump could do was rage maniacally on his Twitter clone. Even Fox News has been admitting the House select committee is doing a pretty bang up job, even — or rather, especially — after the hearing that claimed Trump attacked a Secret Service agent and threw a ketchup-heavy lunch onto a wall.

Hutchinson’s testimony — which revealed, among many other things, that Trump knew his violent supporters were packing heat and didn’t care because “they’re not there to hurt me” — left Fox News host Bret Baier beside himself. “Listen, this testimony is, first of all, stunning, because we haven’t heard this. Two, it’s compelling because of her proximity to power, all of these people directly having conversations with her,” he said. He also pointed out, “all of this is firsthand,” lest anyone doubt she’s passing on secondhand news.

Another commentator, former assistant U.S. attorney Andy McCarthy, called it “devastating testimony.”

At one point it left them speechless for a full five seconds.

Then there’s Neil Cavuto. This time last week, the host was admitting that the hearing about all the election worker lives Trump helped destroy made him “look awful, just awful.” After Hutchinson’s testimony, he brought on a legal expert who said they made have evidence of seditious conspiracy.

When asked if the claims, if true, have “criminal implications” for the former president, former U.S. attorney Alex Little replied, “I think a great of it does.” Little said Trump “had some awareness” of the potential for violence, which did come, and that was “ok with that risk.” He added, “The steps that he took allegedly in The Beast also show a president who was very, very adamant about getting to the Capitol even when his advisers advised him not to [and] when told that it could increase the violence. That’s extremely problematic.”

Little brought up the discussions in the West Wing after Trump was forbidden from joining the rioters at the Capitol, and Hutchinson’s claims “about the president really not caring about the fact that there were chants to hang Mike Pence.” He concluded, “I mean, that’s pretty damning stuff if you put that in front of a criminal jury in a criminal trial.”

Little later laid out the case against Trump:

Realistically, you’re the president of the United States. You owe an oath to everyone, including those police officers who were the Capitol and including people on both sides who are representatives inside that Capitol building. And if you are ok with there being a greater risk of harm because the folks have guns and weapons, and they’re marching towards the Capitol, that shows a betrayal of your oath.

And I think, again, goes directly in line with charges like seditious conspiracy. You can say, “Hey, I’m not worried about them hurting me.” But you need to be worried about them hurting the democratic process and the folks who are in the Capitol building.

Cavuto himself concluded that Trump is “clearly unhinged.”

There have been reports that Fox News is close to finally washing their hands of Trump and throwing their weight behind Florida governor Ron DeSantis instead. Then again, the big guy has never had to pay for his actions, apart from losing reelection and being booted from his favorite social media service.

(Via Mediaite)