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☆ Smartmatic implicated in alleged bribery scheme involving top Filipino election official
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Marshall Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Smartmatic, the voting technology company suing Fox News and former President Donald Trump’s top allies over their false claims that its machines rigged the 2020 election, was implicated in an alleged bribery scheme involving the former top election official in the Philippines, according to court filings obtained by CNN. The court documents indicate that the Justice Department has filed money laundering charges against former Filipino election administrator Andres Bautista – and that four executives from Smartmatic subsidiaries are implicated as uncharged co-conspirators. Bautista awarded $199 million in contracts to Smartmatic for about 94,000 voting machines and to handle the results of the Philippines’ presidential election in 2016. The new allegations of corrupt foreign dealings could boost the defense for Fox News and the other Trump allies currently fighting Smartmatic in court. The criminal complaint against Bautista doesn’t accuse Smartmatic of tampering with election results in the Philippines or any other jurisdiction.

Persons: CNN — Smartmatic, Donald Trump’s, Andres Bautista –, Smartmatic, Samira Saba, “, Bautista, ” Smartmatic, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, Mike Lindell, OAN, Bautista “, ”, ” Bautista, Saba, Bautista doesn’t Organizations: CNN, Fox News, Justice, Trump, Fox, “, State Department, Southern, Southern District of Locations: Philippines, California, Florida, Venezuela, Southern District, Southern District of Florida

His son, Lachlan Murdoch, will become the sole chairman of News Corp and continue as the chair and CEO of Fox, the companies said on Thursday. The transition solidifies Lachlan's role as the leader of the media empire, putting to rest questions of succession within the Murdoch family. Lachlan was appointed CEO of the new Fox Corp. Murdoch controls News Corp and Fox Corp through a Reno, Nevada-based family trust that holds a roughly a 40% stake in voting shares of each company. The shares in Fox and News Corp owned by Murdoch’s children through the trust are a combination of both classes of shares.

Persons: Rupert Murdoch, Rafael Nadal, Kevin Anderson of, Mike Segar, Lachlan Murdoch, Murdoch, Lachlan, Fox, Brian Wieser, James, Chloe, Grace, Wendi Deng, Jonathan Miller, Sumner Redstone, Ted Turner, John Malone, Miller, Helen Coster, Aditya Soni, Dawn Chmielewski, Krishna Chandra Eluri, Saumyadeb Chakrabarty, Nick Zieminski Organizations: Fox News, Fox Corp, News Corp, Fox, Dominion, Systems, Wall, Walt Disney Co, Lupa Systems, Corp, Thomson Locations: York, U.S, Kevin Anderson of South Africa, Australia, United States, American, Reno , Nevada, London, New York, Bengaluru, Dawn, Los Angeles

☆ Reactions: Media mogul Rupert Murdoch steps down as chairman of Fox, News Corp
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Sept 21 (Reuters) - Media mogul Rupert Murdoch, 92, has stepped down as the chairman of Fox Corp (FOXA.O) and News Corp (NWSA.O), ending a more than seven-decade career in which he created an empire spanning from Australia to the United States. His son, Lachlan Murdoch, will become the chairman of News Corp and continue as the chair and CEO of Fox, the companies said on Thursday. The transition cements Lachlan's role as the leader of the media empire, putting to rest questions of succession within the Murdoch family. His son Lachlan Murdoch is seasoned and capable of running the business, but of course there's no replacement for someone like the chairman, Rupert Murdoch, who founded the company and built it over decades." "The media world is unrecognisable from the one he stepped into seventy years ago and the decision to scrap plans to reunite his empire must have smarted."

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☆ Sidney Powell's lawyers say the Georgia racketeering case killed her TSA privileges and wrecked her 'previously sterling' reputation
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Trump attorney Sidney Powell is trying to dismiss a racketeering charge in Georgia against her. One of her lawyers' reasons is that the indictment has ruined her "previously sterling" reputation. That includes her no longer being a "trusted traveler" with TSA, they said in a Friday motion. As one of 19 co-defendants, Powell has pleaded not guilty to the seven charges brought against her, including conspiracy to commit election fraud, conspiracy to defraud the state, and racketeering. One of their supporting arguments was that the indictment had tarnished the "previously sterling reputations" of Powell and the other defendants.

Persons: Sidney Powell, Sidney Powell's, Ms, Powell, Donald Trump, Trump, Tucker Carlson, Smartmatic Organizations: Trump, TSA, Service, Fox News, Dominion Locations: Georgia, Wall, Silicon, Fulton County

☆ Rupert Murdoch steps down as Fox and News Corp. chairman, sending shockwaves through media and politics
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —Rupert Murdoch, the powerful right-wing media mogul who built and oversaw one of the world’s most influential news empires, announced Thursday that he will step down as chairman of his companies, Fox Corporation and News Corporation. Lachlan Murdoch steps inLachlan Murdoch will take over as chairman of Fox and News Corporation. Evan Agostini/Invision/APStepping into his shoes, Murdoch’s eldest son, Lachlan, who already serves as chief executive of Fox Corporation, will become sole chairman of both companies. In 1986, Murdoch got into the television business after he purchased several US television stations and created Fox Broadcasting. In recent years, under Murdoch, Fox News has advanced baseless conspiracy theories, including the Covid-19 pandemic and the 2020 presidential election.

Persons: Rupert Murdoch, ” Murdoch, Murdoch, Donald Trump’s, Lachlan Murdoch, Evan Agostini, Lachlan, ”, Rupert, “, ” Rupert Murdoch, Trump, oilman Marvin Davis, Donald Trump, Bill Hemmer, Hemmer, Dana Perino Organizations: New, New York CNN, Fox Corporation, News Corporation, “, ”, Fox and News Corporation, Wall Street Journal, New York, Republican Party, Fox News, CNN, Australian, UK’s, The Times, Sunday Times of, Century Fox, Fox Broadcasting, Sky, Comcast, Fox, Disney, Fox Sports, Fox News Fox News, Voting Systems, Dominion Locations: New York, cahoots, Sunday Times of London, Britain, America

☆ Smartmatic lawyer says Rupert Murdoch is like a 'mafia boss' who 'ordered a hit' with Fox News
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A Smartmatic lawyer compared Rupert Murdoch to a "mafia boss" in a court hearing Wednesday. The company says Fox News and parent company Fox Corp. defamed it through 2020 election conspiracy theories. Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch "ordered a hit" on Smartmatic, the Smartmatic lawyer argued. Connolly made the extended analogy to argue that Fox Corp., the parent company of Fox News, shouldn't escape liability in the case. Erin Murphy, an attorney representing both Fox Corp. and Fox News, argued that it wasn't enough to show that the Murdochs were generally involved in shaping Fox News's editorial coverage.

Persons: Rupert Murdoch, Rupert, Lachlan Murdoch, Johnny, Erik Connolly, who's, doesn't, Connolly, Lachlan, Suzanne Scott, Jay Wallace, Donald Trump's, Erin Murphy, Smartmatic, Murphy, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell —, Joe Biden, Trump, Jean Catuffe, David B, Cohen, Powell, Giuliani Organizations: Fox News, Fox Corp, Service, Fox, Trump, Republican, Dominion, Newsmax, New Locations: Wall, Silicon, Smartmatic, Manhattan

☆ Dominion’s $1.6 billion defamation suit against Newsmax over election lies set for September 2024 trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Marshall Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Newsmax over the right-wing network’s airing of 2020 election lies is scheduled to go to trial in late September 2024, a Delaware judge decided. The decision by Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis means — barring an out-of-court settlement — Trump’s lies about the 2020 election will be front and center at a four-week trial during the closing weeks of the 2024 election. Davis presided over a similar high-profile defamation case brought by Dominion against Fox News over the network’s airing of election lies. The case ended in April with a last-second $787 million settlement, the largest publicly known defamation settlement in US history. Newsmax is also facing a massive defamation suit from Smartmatic, another voting technology company that was accused by right-wing figures of rigging the 2020 election.

Persons: Newsmax, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Eric Davis, Davis, Dominion “, Sidney Powell, Rudy Giuliani, Mike Lindell, Patrick Byrne, Trump, “ Organizations: CNN, Dominion, Delaware, Fox News, Newsmax, Trump Locations: Delaware, Biden’s

Fox, which has maintained it is proud of its dishonest 2020 election coverage, still faces an even larger, $2.7 billion lawsuit from election technology company Smartmatic. That is the crux of our lawsuit, and we look forward to making our case in court.”A spokesperson for Fox Corporation declined to comment on the lawsuit. A spokesperson for the New York City Comptroller’s office said the pension funds held 857,000 shares of Fox Corporation stock valued at $28.10 million. Fox Corporation, led by Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, has kept the current Fox News leadership team that oversaw the network’s lie-filled 2020 coverage in place. Earlier this year, Fox News settled a defamation case with a Venezuelan businessman who had filed a lawsuit against the company over its 2020 election coverage.

Persons: “, Brad Lander, ” Ellen Rosenblum, ”, Rupert, Lachlan Murdoch, Viet Dinh, Ray Epps, Fox, Abby Grossberg Organizations: CNN, Fox Corporation, Fox News, Fox, Voting, New, Dominion, FBI Locations: York, Oregon, Delaware, New York City, Viet, Arizona, Venezuelan

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's pension funds and the state of Oregon sued Fox Corporation on Tuesday, alleging the company harmed investors by allowing Fox News to broadcast falsehoods about the 2020 election that exposed the network to defamation lawsuits. New York City's pension funds are long-term shareholders of Fox Corporation, with shares valued at $28.1 million as of the end of July. In a statement, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said the Fox breached its fiduciary duties by disregarding legal risks. “The directors’ choices exposed themselves and the company to liability and exposed their shareholders to significant risks," she said. “That is the crux of our lawsuit, and we look forward to making our case in court.”

Persons: ”, Brad Lander, Fox's, Donald Trump's, “, Democrat Joe Biden, Lachlan Murdoch, Ellen Rosenblum Organizations: —, Fox Corporation, Fox News, Voting Systems, Oregon, Dominion, Democrat, Fox Corp, Smartmatic, Fox Locations: York, Oregon, Delaware, New York City, Trump, Smartmatic USA

☆ Mike Lindell's belligerent Dominion depositions: Hawking MyPillow dog blankets on Steve Bannon's podcast and scaring away court reporters
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Lindell insulted him, his lawyers, the judge, and took a break to go on Steve Bannon's podcast. When he stood up to take a call in the middle of questioning, Coomer's lawyers called it a day. In an interview with Insider on Friday, Lindell called Coomer's lawyers "creepy" and "evil." He said he had to take a personal "emergency call" before the deposition ended, and that Coomer's lawyers were aware it was coming. During the depositions, Lindell fiercely guarded his pillow company's brand and bristled at any suggestion that one of its latest products, the MyPillow 2.0, could be subpar.

Persons: Eric Coomer, Mike Lindell, Lindell, Steve Bannon's, Coomer, I'm, Bannon, Coomer's, —, Nina Wang, Wang Organizations: Dominion, Service, Dominion Voting Systems, Lindell, America Locations: Wall, Silicon, Texas, Wisconsin

☆ Rudy Giuliani files new legal challenge to Georgia election interference case
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Marshall Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Rudy Giuliani has filed a new legal challenge against the criminal charges he’s facing in Georgia over his attempts to subvert the 2020 presidential election. And he faces defamation suits from Dominion and Smartmatic, voting technology companies that he falsely said rigged the 2020 election. In a separate case, a judge ruled that he defamed two Georgia election workers, and a jury will decide what he owes damages. Georgia election workers want another $100,000 in attorneys’ feesThe Georgia election workers who won a defamation lawsuit against Giuliani for his bogus fraud claims in the 2020 election say they are entitled to another $104,000 in attorneys’ fees stemming from the discovery disputes that arose in the case. Last month, Howell determined that Giuliani had lost the lawsuit brought by Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss after he failed to provide information sought in subpoenas.

Persons: CNN — Rudy Giuliani, Scott McAfee, Giuliani, Fani Willis, Willis, “, Beryl Howell, Howell, Ruby Freeman, Shaye Moss Organizations: CNN, Trump, Fulton, “, New, New York City, Dominion, Giuliani Locations: Georgia, Fulton County, New York

CNN —Far-right TV network One America News and one of its on-air personalities settled a defamation lawsuit brought by a former executive at Dominion Voting Systems, the election technology company that was falsely accused of rigging the 2020 election, according to new court filings. By negotiating a deal with Coomer, OAN is resolving one of several pending lawsuits tied to the 2020 presidential election that could lead to dire financial consequences for the small network. The conspiracy-peddling channel still faces two blockbuster defamation suits from Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic, voting technology companies that OAN falsely claimed had rigged the election against Trump. As a correspondent for OAN, Rion has been at the forefront of the network’s pro-Trump propaganda, and she hosted a special called “Dominion-izing the Vote,” which promoted debunked conspiracies about the 2020 election results. In the wake of the 2020 election, Dominion, Smartmatic and Coomer have transformed from relatively unknown figures to prominent players in the effort to seek accountability for Trump’s election lies.

Persons: Eric Coomer, OAN, Chanel Rion, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, weren’t, Rion “, Coomer, —, Trump’s, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell — haven’t, Rion, Coomer’s Organizations: CNN, America, Dominion Voting Systems, Dominion, Trump, Fox News Locations: Coomer’s Colorado

☆ Rudy Giuliani keeps telling judges he's broke, but won't share financial statements and took a private jet to his Georgia booking
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Rudy Giuliani keeps saying he's broke and can't pay legal bills. Giuliani, US District Judge Beryl Howell wrote, provided only "a sliver of the financial documents required to be produced" for the lawsuit. Since the dawn of time, people have made up excuses to avoid doing things they do not want to do," Smartmatic's lawyers wrote. According to Smartmatic, Giuliani has provided shifting and slippery answers to questions about whether he can afford them. AdvertisementAdvertisement"So far, Giuliani's financial position tends to be whatever is most convenient for Giuliani," Smartmatic's lawyers wrote.

Persons: Rudy Giuliani, he's, Giuliani, Beryl Howell, Howell, didn't, — he's, —, Donald Trump, Rudy, Smartmatic, Joe Biden, Jacquelyn Martin, Giuliani hasn't, he'll, Spencer Platt, Mayor Giuliani, Ted Goodman Organizations: FBI, Service, US, Manhattan , New York City, Hamptons, New York Times, Trump, Save America PAC, Giuliani, Manhattan Locations: Wall, Silicon, Georgia, Manhattan, Manhattan , New York, Atlanta, New York

☆ Giuliani’s Upper East Side Apartment Is For Sale
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Anna Kodé | More About Anna Kodé | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Apartment 10W at 45 East 66th Street went up for sale for $6.5 million in July. The prewar apartment includes “an abundance of sunshine, high ceilings, and beautiful hardwood floors,” according to the listing. The seller, Rudolph W. Giuliani, could certainly use the cash. There “are a lot of bills that he’s not paying, from a $57,000 phone bill to significantly more,” Mr. Katz said at the hearing. “I think that this is very humbling for Mr. Giuliani.”

Persons: ”, Rudolph W, Giuliani, Adam Katz, “, Mr, he’s, Katz Organizations: Smartmatic, Fox News

☆ Judge lets Smartmatic expand 2020 election defamation suit against Newsmax
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Marshall Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Fox argues its conspiracy-tinged Jan. 6 coverage is protected by the First Amendment
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Marshall Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

The pushback came in a defamation suit that Epps filed against the right-wing network. He claims Fox figures, including ex-host Tucker Carlson, destroyed his reputation by repeatedly raising the baseless idea that he led a false-flag plot to hurt Donald Trump. “Tucker Carlson (and/or his guests) described the known (and undisputed) facts” about Epps, Fox said in the filing. But this ignores the fact that a previous defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems demonstrated that several Fox hosts operated in bad faith, raising claims on-air that they didn’t actually believe. Fox News paid $787 million to settle with Dominion earlier this year and is still facing a $2.7 billion lawsuit from Smartmatic, another voting technology company.

Persons: CNN —, “, Ray Epps, Epps, Tucker Carlson, Donald Trump, “ Tucker Carlson, Fox, ” Organizations: CNN, CNN — Fox News, Fox, Trump, Dominion Voting Systems, Fox News, Dominion Locations: Epps, Delaware, Smartmatic

☆ Mike Lindell is hawking Wi-Fi filters called 'WMDs' that he claims will protect you — and voting machines — from the evil Chinese Communist Party
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Mike Lindell says his new Wi-Fi monitoring device can protect voting machines against hacks. Lindell claimed the device could even filter out the evil Chinese Communist Party. Lindell claimed in an interview on Bannon's podcast that the monitoring device doubled up as a filter that could protect voting machines from hackers. Lindell told conference attendees that his plan was to fly the device near polling stations, with drones. Lindell told the audience.

Persons: Mike Lindell, Lindell, Steve Bannon's, Donald Trump's, he's, I've Organizations: Chinese Communist Party, Service, CCP, Lindell, Voting Systems Locations: Missouri, Wall, Silicon, Springfield , Missouri, Minnesota

CNN —With his attorney in tow, Rudy Giuliani traveled to Mar-a-Lago in recent months on a mission to make a personal and desperate appeal to former President Donald Trump to pay his legal bills. Giuliani and Costello traveled to Florida in late April where they had two meetings with Trump to discuss Giuliani’s seven-figure legal fees, making several pitches about how paying Giuliani’s bills was ultimately in Trump’s best interest. After Costello made his pitch, Trump verbally agreed to help with some of Giuliani’s legal bills without committing to any specific amount or timeline. Another source told CNN that Trump only agreed to cover a small fee from a data vendor hosting Giuliani’s records. At the Wednesday court hearing in the Smartmatic case, Giuliani attorney Adam Katz said, “These are a lot of bills that he’s not paying.

Persons: Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump, Giuliani, Robert Costello, Trump, Costello, Smartmatic, Jack Smith’s, “ It’s, Michael Cohen, Robert Mueller, Adam Katz, he’s, ” Organizations: CNN, Mar, Trump, Save America PAC, New, Trump’s Save America PAC, Fox News, Giuliani –, Democracy Locations: Florida, New York, Mar, Georgia, Fulton County, Manhattan, ” The Georgia

☆ An indicted Sidney Powell hit rock bottom and kept digging, posting election conspiracy theories and hawking $25 signed photos of herself
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sidney Powell is fresh off an indictment in Georgia. Nor has it stopped her hawking merchandise with the discount code pegged to the indictment. Powell was one of 18 people charged alongside former President Donald Trump in Georgia on Monday night. In the sprawling indictment, Powell — a lawyer and known conspiracy theorist — was charged with conspiracy to commit election fraud and accused of attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia. Powell did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: Sidney Powell, dishing, Powell, Donald Trump, Powell —, —, She's, didn't, Joe Biden's, Fulton, Sidney, It's, Powell who's, Rudy Giuliani, Fani Willis, Giuliani Organizations: Service, Dominion, Trump, Department of Justice, New York Locations: Georgia, Wall, Silicon, Newsmax, Fulton County

“He is having financial difficulties,” Giuliani’s lawyers said in a filing this month in a civil defamation case brought by two Georgia election workers against him. The criminal charges that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis brought against Trump, Giuliani and 17 others will undoubtedly add to the former mayor’s legal bills. Giuliani wanted to search the records so he could respond in each of the election-related lawsuits, according to court filings. By May, Giuliani was more than $320,000 behind in payments to the document hosting company, according to a sworn statement he made in court. The New York state judge overseeing Smartmatic’s defamation case has a hearing set for Wednesday.

Persons: CNN — Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump, Giuliani, Mr, ”, “ Giuliani, ” Giuliani, Fani Willis, Jack Smith’s, Trump, Giuliani’s, Bernie Kerik, Robert Costello, Ted Goodman, he’d, “, Trustpoint “, Shaye Moss, Ruby Freeman, Moss, Freeman’s, ” Moss, Freeman, Smartmatic, it’s, that’s Organizations: CNN, New, New York City, Trump, Giuliani, Democracy, FBI, Trustpoint, Voting Systems, Dominion Locations: New York, Manhattan, Georgia, DC, Fulton County, Washington, litigating

CNN —Fox Corporation on Friday said its top lawyer, Viet Dinh, will exit the company in a significant shakeup to its corporate ranks in the aftermath of the company’s historic $787 million settlement with election technology company Dominion Voting Systems. Dinh is the latest senior executive to depart after the historic Dominion settlement. Days after Fox settled the lawsuit with Dominion early this year, the company fired its star prime time host, the right-wing extremist Tucker Carlson. Dominion is just one of several high-profile lawsuits Fox has settled this year over its airing of false election conspiracy theories in 2020. In June, the network settled a lawsuit brought by former producer Abby Grossberg for $12 million.

Persons: Viet Dinh, ”, Lachlan Murdoch, Dinh, “, Fox, Rupert, Lachlan, ” Dinh, Murdoch, Raj Shah, Lou Dobbs, Smartmatic, Tucker Carlson, Abby Grossberg, Grossberg, Carlson, Smartmatic —, Erik Connolly Organizations: CNN — Fox Corporation, Voting Systems, FOX, Century Fox, Fox Corporation, SEC, Fox News, Fox, Dominion, CNN Locations: Viet, Dominion, Venezuelan

☆ Smartmatic accuses Rudy Giuliani of ‘dog ate my homework’-style excuses to avoid turning over documents in defamation suit
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Marshall Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The approach by Smartmatic mimics what Giuliani has faced in another defamation lawsuit related to the 2020 election. After the 2020 election, Smartmatic sued Fox News, its parent corporation, several of its on-air hosts, Giuliani, and other pro-Trump entities and figures. The right-wing network paid $787 million to settle a similar lawsuit earlier this year from another electronic voting company, Dominion Voting Systems. The Smartmatic case is one of several fronts where Giuliani is facing intense legal scrutiny. The judge in that case has previously warned Giuliani that he might face severe sanctions for discovery-related issues that are similar to his alleged stonewalling in the Smartmatic case.

Persons: Smartmatic, Rudy Giuliani, ”, Giuliani, “, ’, ” Smartmatic, Jack Smith’s, Donald Trump, Polantz Organizations: CNN, Fox News, Giuliani, Trump, Dominion Voting Systems, Fox, Dominion, New Locations: New York, Georgia, Florida, United States, New York City

1: RUDY GIULIANIThe former New York City mayor and Trump's former personal attorney has faced legal issues since working on Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. He also played a prominent public role in pushing theories of widespread fraud in the 2020 election. He believed there was proof of election fraud, and I have seen the affidavits that back that up." Powell has since been sued for defamation by the voting companies Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic over false claims she made about them rigging the 2020 election against Trump. 4: JEFFREY BOSSERT CLARKJeffrey Clark is a former high-ranking Justice Department official who has been under investigation by federal prosecutors for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

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☆ Trump’s media mouthpieces have faced legal peril over his election lies. Now it’s his turn
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Donald Trump’s dangerous lies about the 2020 election, which saturated right-wing media after the presidential contest and led to the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol, have finally put the disgraced former president in serious legal jeopardy. Fox News, Newsmax, and One America News have already been hurled into legal peril for their roles in disseminating Trump’s election lies to the masses. Each of them have faced colossal lawsuits from Smartmatic and Dominion Voting Systems, two voting technology companies at the center of Trump’s lies. In the indictment handed down Tuesday, special counsel Jack Smith alleged Trump knew the lies that he was pushing about the election were false. Now, Trump will be forced to step into the same dangerous arena as his media allies.

Persons: CNN — It’s, Donald Trump’s, Trump, Trump’s, Rupert Murdoch, Jack Smith, Murdoch, Joe Biden, “ Organizations: CNN, Capitol, Republican, Fox News, America, Voting Systems, Trump, Dominion, MAGA Media Locations: Smartmatic, Trump’s, Dominion

July 26 (Reuters) - Rudy Giuliani, onetime attorney for former U.S. President Donald Trump, admitted in a court filing late Tuesday that he made defamatory statements about a pair of Georgia election workers. No evidence supports such claims, which have been repeatedly debunked by Georgia election officials. Freeman and Moss are seeking sanctions against Giuliani, alleging he failed to preserve important evidence. Tuesday's court document said Giuliani wants "to avoid unnecessary expenses in litigating what he believes to be unnecessary disputes." He is also facing defamation lawsuits from voting companies Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic about fraud claims he made about the 2020 election.

Persons: Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump, Giuliani, Moss, Ruby Freeman, Freeman, Ted Goodman, Michael Gottlieb, Trump, Bob Costello, Dominion's, Jacqueline Thomsen, David Bario, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Voting Systems, Thomson Locations: Georgia, Washington, litigating, New York, Manhattan, York, Columbia

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