Put up or shut up! Fox News refutes author’s claim that Trump was leaked

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A new supposed tell-all targeting President-elect Donald Trump and Fox News is out just in time for Inauguration Day.

It’s being reported that then-presidential candidate Donald Trump allegedly knew the questions he was going to be asked at a Fox News town hall, despite a spokesperson from Fox claiming that there is no evidence to support that claim and challenging the author over his lack of proof.

The upcoming book, “Revenge: The Inside Story of Trump’s Return to Power” by Alex Isenstadt claims that someone within Fox News fed questions that were to be asked by Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum to the Trump Team ahead of the town hall last January.

Isenstadt, a reporter for Politico, reportedly conducted more than 300 interviews for the book that was obtained by CNN.

Trump’s team had reportedly discouraged the then-presidential nominee from doing the town hall after some unfavorable coverage but Trump had insisted citing a “good relationship” with Baier, CNN reported.

“About thirty minutes before the town hall was due to start, a senior aide started getting text messages from a person on the inside at Fox. Holy s–t, the team thought. They were images of all the questions Trump would be asked and the planned follow-ups, down to the exact wording. Jackpot. This was like a student getting a peek at the test before the exam started,” Isenstadt wrote, according to CNN.

The Fox anchors had reportedly planned to ask Trump if he would divest from this business.

Trump was allegedly “pissed” by the questions that were to center around his indictments and divesting from his businesses. The anchors had also planned to press Trump on “disavowing political violence” and would have been asked about possible “retribution” from his White House, according to the book.

But Insenstadt’s Fox-related claims don’t end there.

“Trump favorite” Maria Bartiromo was allegedly being seriously considered by Trump to be his presidential running mate, according to the book.

Trump “was dead serious about Bartiromo and was making the case for her during the flight to Butler (Penn.),” the book contended. “She was great with the big-donor wall Street types and she knew how to do TV.”

A Fox spokesperson rebuffed the town hall leak allegations and even the claim of Trump being “golf buddies” with Baier.

“While we do not have any evidence of this occurring, and Alex Isenstadt has conveniently refused to release the images for fact checking, we take these matters very seriously and plan to investigate should there prove to be a breach within the network,” the Fox spox said.

Steven Cheung, incoming White House communications director, also responded to CNN about the allegations but fell short of directly refuting them.

“President Trump was the most accessible and transparent candidate in American history, and it’s a big reason why he won in historic fashion.”