Fox: Could Murdoch’s Sons Use Scandal to Oust Ailes?

New York: As the head of Fox News, Roger Ailes deployed his survival skills frequently to weather scandals and a power struggle with Rupert Murdoch’s oldest son, Lachlan. But in the wake of Gretchen Carlson’s sexual-harassment lawsuit, there are signs that his luck may have finally expired. The hiring of an outside lawyer to conduct an internal probe is an indication that Murdoch’s sons may be capitalizing on the scandal to achieve a long-held goal: forcing Ailes out. “It’s a coup.”