Fox News host Sean Hannity Sean Patrick HannitySunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election Cruz: Trump should nominate a Supreme Court justice next week Ex-Pence aide: Trump spent 45 minutes of task force meeting 'going off on Tucker Carlson' instead of talking coronavirus MORE fired back at critics who accused him of being hypocritical regarding his criticism of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiHoyer: House should vote on COVID-19 aid — with or without a bipartisan deal Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose at Supreme Court McCarthy threatens motion to oust Pelosi if she moves forward with impeachment MORE's (D-Calif.) comments about wanting to see President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE in prison as "beyond despicable behavior" that occurs in "banana republics."

The back-and-forth comes after mostly left-leaning pundits mocked Hannity online for blasting Pelosi while believing former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonDemocratic groups using Bloomberg money to launch M in Spanish language ads in Florida The Hill's Campaign Report: Presidential polls tighten weeks out from Election Day More than 50 Latino faith leaders endorse Biden MORE should be prosecuted.

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“As per usual the lazy and abusively biased media mob are lying to their ever shrinking audiences yet again," Hannity told The Hill in an email response. "Donald Trump committed no crime in spite of the bizarre conspiracy theories that have been told daily for over two years."

The staunch supporter of President Trump proceeded to broach Clinton, the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, accusing her of committing multiple felonies regarding her handling of classified State Department information housed on a private server.

"The evidence is overwhelming and incontrovertible that Hillary Clinton committed multiple felonies by putting 'classified' and 'Top Secret' information on a private server, stored in a bathroom closet. Read 18 USC 793 'The Espionage Act,'" the host argued. "That was her underlying crime.

"When [Clinton] had deleted 33,000 subpoenaed emails, had her hard drive acid washed with 'bleach bit', had an aide bust up Blackberries and iPhones with hammers, and had SIM cards removed, the 'INTENTION' was clear," Hannity continued. "DESTROY THE EVIDENCE OF THE underlying crime. Also committing multiple felonies."

Then-FBI Director James Comey James Brien ComeyDemocrats fear Russia interference could spoil bid to retake Senate Book: FBI sex crimes investigator helped trigger October 2016 public probe of Clinton emails Trump jabs at FBI director over testimony on Russia, antifa MORE said in July 2016 that "there is evidence of potential violations of the statutes" by Clinton but concluded "no reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case."

Comey faced criticism mostly from the right for making the conclusion, with many arguing he went beyond his jurisdiction in making the determination.

"Crowds that chanted 'Lock Her Up' were clearly referring to that, or of course, the pay to play Uranium One scam," he added. "Nancy Pelosi cannot identify a 'crime' committed by President Trump. She just wants a political opponent put in jail which would make us no better than any of the worlds dictatorships."

Hannity then cited a Pew Research survey released Wednesday showing "made-up news and information" impacts the public's confidence in government institutions.

"No wonder Pew Research came out with the poll numbers on Fake News this week," he concluded. "The media mob is earning the public’s distrust every single day."

In a survey of more than 6,000 Americans, 68 percent said made-up news and information considerably affects their confidence in government institutions, according to a Pew Research Center study released Wednesday.

Several left-leaning opinionmakers argued Hannity was hypocritical to criticize Pelosi on Twitter Thursday night and Friday.

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner in the Complete Lack of Self-Awareness Contest. Please, no more entries. https://t.co/q1cK9gEXKc — David Corn (@DavidCornDC) June 7, 2019

Sean Hannity on Fox tonight, without any hint of irony: "Based on no actual crimes, [Pelosi] wants a political opponent locked up in prison. Umm, that happens in banana republics. Beyond despicable behavior." pic.twitter.com/bZceCo4sIn — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 7, 2019