Fox News is facing a major legal battle as the defamation trial of Dominion Voting Systems against the network is set to begin on Monday. The lawsuit alleges that Fox News spread false information about the 2020 presidential election and the tech company’s role in it, and is seeking damages. The trial is expected to include sworn testimony from Rupert Murdoch and other high-ranking executives and on-air talent, and could have a significant impact on the future of Fox News. Lee Levine, a retired First Amendment lawyer, said the case was the strongest he'd ever seen in terms of evidence.
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Abby Grossberg, a former Fox News producer, has accused the network of pressuring her into giving false testimony in a defamation case. In her first television interview with NBC News, Grossberg said she was “bullied, intimidated and coerced” into protecting the network in order to keep her job. Grossberg was fired from Fox News earlier this month after filing a lawsuit against the network, and the full interview is set to air Thursday on “NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt.”
Dominion Voting Systems is seeking to call Fox News' top executives and most well-known hosts to the witness stand in its $1.6 billion defamation case against the network. Fox News has argued that Rupert Murdoch, its Chairman, should be excused from testifying, but the judge has expressed skepticism. The case is ongoing and a trial date has yet to be set.
Abby Grossberg, a former Fox News producer, has filed new allegations against the network, claiming she was unlawfully fired in retaliation and was subjected to "impermissible coaching and coercion" by Fox News attorneys. She is seeking damages of more than $1.6 billion in a defamation lawsuit, and her lawyers have said that Fox News' behavior is "unacceptable and unlawful." Fox News has yet to comment on the new allegations.
Ray Epps, an Arizona man at the center of a right-wing conspiracy theory about the January 6th Capitol attack, has demanded a public retraction from Fox News host Tucker Carlson. His attorney has sent a letter to Carlson and Fox News, claiming that Carlson has been pushing false information about Epps' involvement in the attack. This has raised questions about the accuracy of the information presented on Fox News and has highlighted the need for media outlets to be more responsible in their reporting.
Abby Grossberg, a former producer for Fox News, is suing the network for allegedly coercing her into providing false testimony in a $1.6 billion defamation case against Dominion Voting Systems. Grossberg claims that Fox's legal team misled her and pressured her to provide false testimony in a pre-trial deposition. The lawsuits come as former President Donald Trump continues to push conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, furthering the ongoing controversy surrounding the network's role in the election.
Recent reports suggest that Fox Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch and other top figures have been privately denigrating former President Donald Trump, while airing voter fraud claims with little pushback. In response, Steve Bannon has called for a war against Fox News, and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has distanced himself from Trump's claims, labeling any district attorney backed by George Soros as a "menace to society" and refusing to get involved in any "manufactured circus" by Soros. DeSantis also denied any knowledge of hush money payments.
This filing from the Capitol Police's general counsel Thomas DiBiase reveals that only one of the more than 40 clips aired by Fox News' Tucker Carlson was approved beforehand. The filing also states that the Capitol Police had not been informed that the surveillance video would be passed on to Carlson, and that House Republicans had ignored requests from the Capitol Police to review and approve any Jan. 6 security footage that would be made public. This highlights the need for transparency and accountability when it comes to the media's access to sensitive information.