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A voting technology company has filed a $2.7 billion lawsuit against Fox News, as well as former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and attorney Sidney Powell, after the network ran numerous reports which alleged the firm conspired with Venezuela’s socialist government to steal the 2020 elections from former President Donald Trump.
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Smartmatic USA filed the libel suit one of the largest of its kind on Thursday in a New York state court. The 248-page complaint detailed segments aired by Fox News in which prominent conservatives like Lou Dobbs falsely accused the company of vote rigging.
Fox News Sued by Voting Machine Company Smartmatic Over Trump
Smartmatic says in a lawsuit that Fox News falsely accused it of participating in a conspiracy to cheat Donald Trump out of election victory.
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Fox News was sued Thursday by voting-machine company Smartmatic, which alleged that the Fox Corp. (
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The suit, filed in New York State Supreme Court, a trial court, demands at least $2.7 billion of damages.
The action also names as defendants Fox hosts Lou Dobbs, Jeanine Pirro and Maria Bartiromo, in addition to attorneys Sidney Powell and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who assisted Trump.
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President Donald Trump attends a rally for Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler on Dec. 5 in Valdosta, Ga. Both GOP senators ultimately lost their runoff elections this month, handing control of the Senate to Democrats. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
The Georgia Senate runoffs were the first test of outgoing President Donald Trump s ability to bring his most fervent supporters to the polls without his name on the ballot. And after Republicans lost the seats and their U.S. Senate majority, in Georgia Republican circles, much of the blame has centered on the former president.
Former President Trump at a rally for now former Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler on Dec. 5, 2020 in Valdosta, Ga. Both GOP senators ultimately lost their runoff elections this month, handing control of the Senate to Democrats.
The Georgia Senate runoffs were the first test of outgoing President Donald Trump s ability to bring his most fervent supporters to the polls without his name on the ballot. And after Republicans lost the seats and their U.S. Senate majority, in Georgia Republican circles, much of the blame has centered on the former president.
Trump s refusal to concede his own race and constant questioning of the electoral system s integrity sowed confusion that likely dampened Republican turnout. But it was the campaigns Trump-centric strategies that left them no room to break away, calling into question the future viability of the strategy in competitive states like Georgia.
‘A Hostage Situation Every Day’: Strategists Blame Trump For Georgia Senate Losses
By Emma Hurt
January 29, 2021
The Georgia Senate runoffs were the first test of former President Donald Trump’s ability to bring his most fervent supporters to the polls without his name on the ballot. And after Republicans lost the seats and their U.S. Senate majority, in Georgia Republican circles, much of the blame has centered on the former president.
Trump’s refusal to concede his own race and constant questioning of the electoral system’s integrity sowed confusion that likely dampened Republican turnout. But it was the campaigns’ Trump-centric strategies that left them no room to break away, calling into question the future viability of the strategy in competitive states like Georgia.