Lawyers for Dominion argue that the claims made by Fox’s hosts and guests about its machines and their supposed role in a nonexistent conspiracy to steal votes from Mr. Trump was anything but dispassionate, neutral reporting. “The false idea that Dominion rigged the 2020 presidential election undermines the core of democracy.”It is rare for First Amendment lawyers to side against a media company. In its most recent filings, Dominion argued that the law was more than adequate to find Fox liable. “If this case does not qualify as defamation, then defamation has lost all meaning,” Dominion argued in a legal filing made public on Thursday. But legal experts said that the case would rise or fall not based on how a jury considered lofty concerns about the health of American democracy.

Source: Fox News March 12, 2023 07:30 UTC