Founder and former CEO of Overstock.com Patrick Byrne attends Consensus 2019 at the Hilton Midtown ... [+] on May 15, 2019 in New York City. The OANN and Newsmax lawsuits come after the far-right networks had previously attempted to evade legal action from Dominion by distancing themselves from comments made by far-right figures on their networks—namely Lindell. OANN broadcast Lindell’s documentary Absolute Proof but aired an onscreen statement saying it does not “adopt or endorse” Lindell’s claims about Dominion, while Newsmax cut Lindell off mid-interview when he brought up the Dominion conspiracy in February. Newsmax also previously settled a separate lawsuit brought by Dominion executive Eric Coomer and acknowledged in a statement its claims about Coomer and Dominion were false. “My presence may affect and complicate all manner of business relationships,” Byrne wrote in his resignation letter.

Source: Forbes August 10, 2021 13:01 UTC