Tucker Carlson, Fox News part ways: ‘We thank him for his service’

Tucker Carlson and Fox News have agreed to part ways, less than a week after the media company and its parent Fox Corp FOXA.O

 a defamation lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million.

Carlson was expected to be a key witness in the trial centering around Fox’s false claims that the 2020 presidential election had been manipulated in favour of Democrat Joe Biden, who defeated incumbent Donald Trump.

Carlson’s next move is unclear. His prime-time show,…