Smartmatic and Newsmax have since been embroiled in the years-long defamation case, which is slated to go to trial this September in Delaware Superior Court, barring an out-of-court settlement.
Smartmatic further accused Newsmax of intentionally “destroying relevant evidence” by deleting texts and emails from senior officials.
Fox News famously paid more than $787 million to Dominion Voting Systems to settle a case last year over similar 2020 election lies on its airwaves.
A trial could put Newsmax’s financial future in peril, but there is one major difference between the Newsmax and Fox cases.
The network denies wrongdoing and maintains that its 2020 election coverage is protected by the First Amendment.
Persons:
Smartmatic, “, ”, Newsmax, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Rudy Giuliani, Mike Lindell, Chris Ruddy, ” Smartmatic, hadn’t, Biden, Ruddy, isn’t, Fox, Eric Bolling, Greta Van Susteren, Sebastian Gorka, Clinton, Dick Morris, ” Newsmax
Organizations:
Delaware CNN, Newsmax, Trump, Fox News, Delaware Superior Court, ”, Dominion Voting Systems, Fox, Trump White House, Dominion
Locations:
Wilmington, Delaware, Delaware Superior