Sean Hannity has threatened to sue The New York Times and some of its columnists unless the paper retracts and apologizes for pieces that his lawyers claim mischaracterized Hannity’s coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.
In a statement provided to TheWrap, a New York Times spokesperson rejected the demand: “We’ve reported fairly and accurately on Mr. Hannity and there is no basis for a retraction or an apology.”
In a letter sent to the Times on Monday, Hannity’s attorney, Charles Harder — who has also represented the Trump campaign in its various lawsuits against media outlets — wrote that three different columns published on March 22, March 31 and April 18 by Ben Smith, Kara Swisher and Ginia Bellafante, respectively, were “false and defamatory, and extremely damaging.”