Interesting week Sept. 12 2016

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Guthrie wanted to know if O’Reilly had similar regrets about defending Ailes. O’Reilly replied that he knows “nothing about the case,” never defended Ailes from the sexual harassment allegations and only said he “was a great boss.”

Bill O’Reilly is not telling the truth.

Back in July, a week after Carlson’s suit was filed, O’Reilly declared on NBC’s Late Show with Seth Myers that Ailes was the victim of a frivolous lawsuit. O’Reilly told Myers that “[i]n this country, every famous, powerful or wealthy person is a target.” He suggested that Carlson’s lawsuit against Ailes, which Fox News ended up settling for $20 million, was “a frivolous lawsuit.” He suggested that America adopt “the English system of civil law whereby if you file a frivolous lawsuit and you lose, the judge has a right to make you pay all court costs.” He called the entire situation a product of an “out-of-control tabloid society that is tremendously destructive.” “I stand behind Roger 100 percent,” he concluded.

The Washington Post described O’Reilly’s defense of Ailes as a “mutual protection racket,” noting that Ailes defended O’Reilly against repeated charges that he “either embellished or told falsehoods or outright lied aboutvarious reporting exploits.”

But O’Reilly had another reason to play dumb. He’s facing his own allegations of sexual harassment at Fox News. In August, former Fox News commenter Andrea Tantaros also sued Fox News, claiming she was one of many women harassed by Roger Ailes. Tantaros also alleged she was harassed by O’Reilly

Bill O’Reilly gets amnesia, forgets he defended Roger Ailes and smeared his accusers