Name:   GoneFishin - Subject:   I WAS WRONG Date:   10/12/2019 1:54:19 PM

Shepard did not resign due to the meeting between Barr and Murdoch as I stated earlier.  Rather, he just resigned.

"A spokesman for Shepard Smith denied that his departure from Fox News was related to a recent meeting between Attorney General William Barr and network mogul Rupert Murdoch.

Smith announced his last day anchoring Shepard Smith Reporting on Friday at the end of his show. Many were quick to speculate that the frequent Trump critic was outed from the show after Murdoch and Barr met at the former's home on Wednesday, but it's unclear what was discussed during their rendezvous, according to the New York Times.

Chris Giglio, a spokesman for Smith, told the paper's Michael M. Grynbaum, "This was Shep's decision and his alone," in response to the rumors."