News reports say Congress may call Fox commentator Sean Hannity to talk to the Jan. 6 investigating committee about his attempt to persuade Donald Trump to intervene in the insurrection.
But will he claim journalistic privilege and refuse to talk to the committee?
In turn, this raises two major questions: Is he a neutral reporter and therefore able to claim that protection? Secondly, does the issue of journalistic privilege apply on a federal level?
Many states have such legal protection in place for investigative
reporters so they need not reveal confidential sources. That's good,
because that forces police to gather their own sources. Journalists have
gone to prison rather than reveal their sources to police.
The Fox network program host clearly voices his opinions on issues of
the day, and there are firm reports that Hannity attempted to persuade
Trump to ask the protestors to go home.
So will the Foxy talker agree to talk to federal investigators? 
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