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"it's my hope that the facts will win the day." few other anchors and reporters at fox feel like they can aggressively counter trump's nonstop noise. this is what they tell me anonymously. they say, yes, we fact check trump sometimes. as one staffer said to me, almost none of us have the power that shep had. so as for shep, he had a noncompete clause which means he cannot join another network right away. his spokesman says, devoquote, s not retiring. joining me, writers, politics writer for "salon." and david zerwick standing by. amanda, what's your reaction to the news about shep? there's a p...

Was a fox correspondent for nine years. full disclosure, he's working for cnn news source. democratic strategist a paid contributor on shows like "the five" for six years. and carl cameron, who was fox's chief political correspondent until 2017. thank you all for being here. julie, what are your friends at fox telling you about this news about shep? >> they're depressed. they're obviously shocked. a lot of them feel like the management isn't managing. it used to be when roger ailes was here, the inner warfare would never be seen on the air. now that shep and tucker carlson have gone at each ot...

>> and finally you mentioned impeachment. we see the rising support, at least for an impeachment probe, among some republicans. how is this different for fox and does donald trump rejoice with shep out? >> well, you know, as i've reported, fox news is really the firewall. so, if fox news' coverage changes, which we don't see signs that it is. shep's departure clearly is a victory for donald trump. but the degree to which other journalists at fox actually cover what is happening with the ukraine scandal, you know, that will erode donald trump's base. donald trump cannot afford to lose fox news....

So you're seeing a situation. i don't think he's going to be able to plug holes in the ship of state. he's going down one way or another. because every day brings another revelation, another person testifying against him. >> thank you so much. really fascinating on this big night. coming up, the surprise announcement on fox news. you're going to see with it your own eyes. coming up, shep smith's 23-year career ended abruptly today here later with what's going on behind the scenes. your car insurance,omizes so you only pay for what you need. nice. but, uh... what's up with your... partner? not ...

How to cover donald trump's impeachment. he was a rare piece of internal dissent for a channel that's been criticized. as the musician put it in a song about fox news, quote, when does the ignorance stop? watch what your watching, fox news feeding us toxins, start thinking outside the box. joining us now the gabe sherman, the leading journalist on so many pieces of intrigue inside fox news jumping on via skype on a friday night. thank you, sir. >> thanks for having me. >> you look at this surprise announcement. what does it mean in the larger tensions within fox, with shep's on air feud with t...