But, O’Reilly notes, there are lawsuits coming in the wake of the Dominion lawsuit, one of them being Smartmatic. He said there are also two individual lawsuits, one of them already filed and one that may be filed. He says this was the key.

One of the lawsuits is Abby Grossman, which I’ve already told you about. O’Reilly says tapes will likely be released in her lawsuit that are not favorable to the Tucker Carlson Show.

The other potential lawsuit, O’Reilly notes, may be from Ray Epps, who told 60 Minutes that Tucker ruined his life and that of his family by accusing him of having a provocative role in the January 6th riots. O’Reilly says this could be a massive lawsuit.

[We still haven’t heard from Tucker, and really not much from Fox either, so this is still speculation — from a more-informed-than-most source, though. And it makes sense: reportedly, Tucker planned to rebut Epps’ 60 Minutes claims on Monday night, which (also still reportedly) led to his cancellation. There should be little doubt that the Dominion settlement and the Smartmatic defamation suit still pending has made Fox’s board a lot more cautious about potential litigation. — Ed]