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Secret Service agents subpoenaed in special counsel's probe of Mar-a-Lago documents

 

LUKE BARR

Mon, April 3, 2023 at 5:30 PM EDT

 

 

Multiple U.S. Secret Service agents connected to former President Donald Trump's security detail have been subpoenaed by special counsel Jack Smith, according to a source familiar with the situation.

The subpoenas are part of Smith's investigation into Trump's handling of classified information at his Mar-a-Lago estate after leaving the White House.

The agents' testimony is expected in the next few weeks. The development was first reported by Fox News.

The special counsel's office declined to comment to ABC News.

 

PHOTO: Jack Smith, the Department of Justice's chief of the Public Integrity Section, poses for a photo at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., Aug. 24, 2010. (Charles Dharapak/AP)

Following Trump's decision to seek a second term as president, the special counsel was appointed in November by Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate both the handling of classified information at the former president's residence and efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Among those previously subpoenaed by Smith are former Vice President Mike Pence, former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, and attorney Evan Cochran.

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Trump Frantically Calls For Bragg to ‘Indict Himself’ on Eve of Arraignment

 

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Nikki McCann Ramirez

Mon, April 3, 2023 at 10:19 PM EDT

 

 

 

President Trump Returns To White House From Weekend In Florida - Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Come tomorrow afternoon, former President Donald Trump is expected to be formally charged and processed in New York City’s Manhattan courthouse. On the eve of his arraignment, Trump has taken to social media to level a frantic attack against Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

Trump responded to a Yahoo News report that his indictment would include 34 class Class E felony counts of falsification of business records with a furious rant on Truth Social. “Wow! District Attorney Bragg just illegally LEAKED the various points, and complete information, on the pathetic Indictment against me,” Trump wrote. “This means that he MUST BE IMMEDIATELY INDICTED.”

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Trump charged with 34 felony counts in alleged hush money cover-up case

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Sarah D. Wire

Tue, April 4, 2023 at 7:00 AM EDT

 

 

Former President Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsification of business records, according to an indictment unsealed Tuesday by a New York judge, charges stemming from the alleged cover-up of a hush money payment made in the days before the 2016 election.

Trump, who was arraigned Tuesday afternoon, became the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges when he was indicted last week by the Manhattan grand jury following an investigation into a $130,000 payment made by his former attorney, Michael D. Cohen, to adult film actor Stormy Daniels. The money was allegedly paid to prevent Daniels from publicly saying she had an affair with Trump during his campaign for president.

A somber-looking Trump ignored a handful of shouted questions as he walked past police before entering the courtroom for the arraignment. He sat with his hands folded on the defense table before him for most of the proceeding.

Falsification of business records is normally a misdemeanor under New York law, but the prosecutor elevated it to a felony on the grounds that the conduct was intended to conceal another underlying crime.

 

The former president has been accused of later hiding a reimbursement and further compensation to Cohen by funneling those payments through his business and recording them as legal services. Cohen did not perform legal work for Trump while he was in the White House.

Despite the heavy focus on Daniels, the charges could extend further into the Trump organization and possibly include a separate payment to former Playboy model Karen McDougal.

Cohen, who pleaded guilty in 2018 to felonies related to the alleged hush money payments to Daniels and spent three years in prison, is expected to be a key witness if the case goes to trial. His lawyer, Lanny Davis, told CNN on Sunday that Cohen provided Manhattan prosecutors with “substantial documentation” of the payments to Daniels and McDougal to support his testimony.

Trump was processed Tuesday — which included fingerprinting — directly before being arraigned around 2:30 p.m. Eastern time. No other judicial proceedings were allowed on the same floor where Trump appeared before Judge Juan Merchan. Trump is likely to be released without bail.

While he was being fingerprinted, Trump’s campaign sent an email advertising a "NOT GUILTY" T-shirt with a mocked-up mugshot of the president — he did not have one taken Tuesday — that is free with a $47 contribution.

Trump traveled from Florida to New York on Monday with his Secret Service detail and political and legal teams, including newly hired lead counsel Todd Blanche, a top white-collar criminal defense lawyer and former federal prosecutor. Also with Trump at his Tuesday arraignment were attorneys Susan R. Necheles, Boris Epshteyn and Joseph Tacopina.

On Tuesday morning, a large crowd of journalists, Trump supporters and critics filled the park across the street from the courthouse to watch Trump arrive for processing.

"Heading to Lower Manhattan, the Courthouse. Seems so SURREAL — WOW, they are going to ARREST ME. Can’t believe this is happening in America. MAGA!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform moments before he exited a black SUV and walked into the building accompanied by Secret Service. At 1:24 pm. Eastern he was formally under arrest.

Chants and celebrations, complete with drums and cowbells, from anti-Trump demonstrators erupted nearby following news of Trump’s surrender.

In the middle of the park, Trump critics laid out a banner with the words “Trump Lies All The Time,” in bold, capital letters. Nadine Seiler, 57, stood nearby wearing a "Trump indicted" T-shirt and holding a banner above her head that said, “Finally coming: Trump arrested.”

Seiler said she decided to travel from her home in Waldorf, Md., after hearing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) would be in New York. Seiler said she thinks Greene wants a “second insurrection” and was traveling to New York to incite Trump supporters into action.

“I had no plans to come here. But when she decided she was going to bring her thugs to NYC, I felt obligated to come,” Seiler said.

Dion Cini of Brooklyn held a red “Trump or Death Flag,” emblazoned with the years 1776 and 2024 and an image of Trump's face. He said the Manhattan district attorney should have used resources to investigate “real crime” happening in his neighborhood. There may be a crime in this indictment, he said, but added there’s currently no line Trump could cross that would make him turn on the former president.

“Like [Trump] said, he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue, and I don’t really care, because what he does for America outweighs, you know, a crime even like that,” Cini said. “He said it, I didn’t, but I support him because he’s the only American president who ever said, ever, since George Washington, America first. No president has ever said that.”

Police in New York City and across the country were concerned that planned protests could turn violent, but aside from minor altercations, demonstrations have so far remained calm.

The former president has said he plans to return to Florida following the arraignment and is expected to give a speech at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach on Tuesday evening.

Trump has a history of leveling unfounded criticism of judges and district attorneys when he's in legal trouble. On Truth Social, he has called Manhattan Dist. Atty. Alvin Bragg, who is Black, an “animal” and “racist,” and has also attacked Merchan, who oversaw a separate case involving the Trump Organization. Merchan cited the criticism of the prosecutor during the arraignment and warned Trump to refrain from social media posts that could cause unrest.

It's unclear whether his legal team will be able to persuade Trump to avoid such rhetoric during his speech at Mar-a-Lago. On Monday evening, Trump unleashed another tirade against Bragg on Truth Social, accusing him of leaking information from the indictment, which has not been unsealed.

"This means that he MUST BE IMMEDIATELY INDICTED. Now, if he wants to really clean up his reputation, he will do the honorable thing and, as District Attorney, INDICT HIMSELF," Trump wrote.

Last month, Trump warned of “potential death and destruction” if he was indicted, and law enforcement agencies are on high alert in New York and around the country. President Biden told reporters Monday that he is confident police can handle any unrest.

Trump has announced a campaign for president in 2024, and his Republican allies have sought to portray Bragg’s investigation as a politically motivated effort to interfere in the election. The probe was initiated in 2018, but was repeatedly placed on the back burner by other prosecutors.

The former president is also facing separate federal investigations into his alleged involvement in 2020 election interference by his supporters and the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, along with his handling of classified documents after leaving office. Special Counsel Jack Smith, who was appointed in November by U.S. Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland, has convened grand juries to hear from witnesses in both of the federal investigations, including most recently members of Trump's Secret Service detail.

Trump also faces possible state-level election interference charges in Georgia. Fulton County Dist. Atty. Fani Willis is weighing potential indictments related to Trump’s attempts to change Georgia voting results after the 2020 election.

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when you boy gets arrested and you got nothing note worthy to share this is what you get ^...silly memes...🤡

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Trump Struggles to Defend Himself in Bizarre Post-Arrest Speech

 

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Tim Dickinson

Tue, April 4, 2023 at 9:39 PM EDT

 

 

 

trump-mar-a-lago-speech-2.jpg US-POLITICS-TRUMP-INDICTMENT - Credit: Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images

After a day of historic indignity — spent getting booked and arraigned at a Manhattan courthouse — former president Donald Trump retreated to his safe space, Mar-a-Lago, where he delivered an embittered televised address to the nation.

Trump entered his ballroom to the strains of Lee Greenwood’s “I’m Proud to be an American.” The crowd chanted “USA! USA!” as he took the podium in front of a backdrop of American flags, ready to reassert himself after a day of powerlessness in court.

 

But Trump’s delivery was drained as he rattled through an endless litany of conspiracy and complaint, not only about the day’s criminal proceedings but about the “onslaught of fraudulent investigations” he claims are unfairly targeting him, ranging from “Russia, Russia, Russia,” to the dual impeachment “hoaxes,” to the “boxes hoax” (his new term for his mishandling of classified documents at his Florida resort), to his “persecution” at the hands of New York Attorney General Letitia James.

Trump took advantage of the free air time to proclaim his innocence: “The only crime I have committed is to fearlessly defend our nation from those who seek to destroy it.”

A key purpose of Trump’s speech seemed to be priming his faithful for additional prosecutions that may soon be incoming. He blasted the “local racist” prosecutor in Georgia who is investigating his election interference in that state. (In an odd throwback to his impeachment over Ukraine, Trump characterized his haranguing of Georgia election officials as another “perfect phone call.”)

Similarly, Trump trashed the “radical-left lunatic bomb-thrower” Jack Smith, whom Attorney General Merrick Garland tapped to lead federal investigations into his document scandal and his efforts to subvert the 2020 election.

And despite a caution from the judge in his Manhattan case to lower the temperature, Trump specifically lashed out at the New York jurist: “I have a Trump-hating judge,” he insisted. He also bashed the Manhattan DA who just indicted him, calling him the “radical-left George Soros-backed prosecutor Alvin Bragg.”

Throughout his campaign-style speech — in which he name checked the “Hunter Biden laptop from hell” and wove in references to Hillary Clinton’s emails — Trump spun a narrative that he, instead of being the perpetrator of a crime, is now a conservative martyr, subject to baseless political slings and arrows.

To be clear: Trump today was charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to illegally cover up a hush money payment to a porn star who alleges she carried on an affair with him beginning in 2006, shortly after the birth of his fifth child to his third wife.

Trump, the charging documents assert, cheated in the 2016 election — orchestrating a payment to Daniels to prevent an explosive story from coming to light that October — and then cheated through his business accounting to cover it up. Trump even used a White House meeting in the Oval Office to shore up the particulars of the crime. Trump’s fixer in this case, his former attorney Michael Cohen, has already served federal prison time for his role in the scheme, and the new charging documents insist that Cohen acted at Trump’s explicit direction.

But from Trump’s perspective, he is blameless.

During his Mar-a-Lago address, Trump insisted, “There’s no case. There’s no case!” Retreating into projection, Trump claimed the prosecutor was the one who should be on trial: “The criminal is the district attorney,” Trump insisted, alleging that Bragg “illegally leaked grand jury information” and should resign.

Cutting his speech short after just half an hour, Trump seemed absorbed by the trauma of the day’s events. When he railed against the “cripled economy,” the shame of the Afghanistan withdrawal, and a nation “going to hell,” he seemed lost in the darkness, a lonely troubled man sunk in his own emotional well. He wants Americans to make him president again.

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Historic Trump photo released from inside courtroom arraignment hearing

 

Historic Trump photo released from inside courtroom arraignment hearing

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IVAN PEREIRA

Tue, April 4, 2023 at 3:04 PM EDT

 

 

The first photo of former President Donald Trump inside a Manhattan courthouse was released Tuesday.

He made his first court appearance Tuesday and has been indicted on 34 felony charges of falsifying business records.

 

Trump, who is now the first president to be indicted on criminal charges, was seen in the photo between his attorneys Susan Necheles and Joseph Tacopina.

Trump appeared in court and remained silent as he entered the room. He pleaded not guilty to the charges.

 

PHOTO: Former President Donald Trump sits at the defense table with his defense team in a Manhattan court, April 4, 2023, in New York. (Seth Wenig/AP)

Trump and his attorneys have blasted Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on the charges, and have called his office's investigation politically motivated. The judge and prosecutors have reiterated that Trump is presumed innocent under the indictment.

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^^...LOL...stuck on Transvestites now....LOL.....what about Chicago?....🤡

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1 hour ago, concha said:

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DP’s two favorites in one picture. 

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10 hours ago, Warrior said:

DP’s two favorites in one picture. 

I can't keep up the nutty righty crazies out there.....so Bud Light is the new enemy for you guys to fight??....LOL..I have no clue what this B.S. is about but you fight your fight....🤡

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Looks like the WALLS ARE CLOSING IN ON DONNY??.....too funny!

'Racists, lunatics, maniacs!' Trump explodes at prosecutors in furious all-caps post

Story by Brad Reed • 6h ago

 

 

Former President Donald Trump on Monday morning wasn't just content to attack the man whom he appointed to be his attorney general, he also lashed out at prosecutors of all stripes for purportedly leading political investigations into his conduct.

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images© Raw Story

Shortly after he criticized "slovenly" former Attorney General Bill Barr for saying he would likely be indicted for refusing to return top-secret government documents he'd stashed at his Mar-a-Lago resort, Trump took aim at every person investigating him with an all-caps rage post on his Truth Social platform.

"THE ONLY REASON I HAVE THESE ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS INVESTIGATIONS AGAINST ME , HEADED UP BY RACISTS, LUNATICS, AND RADICAL LEFT MANIACS, IS FOR PURPOSES OF ELECTION INTERFERENCE," Trump claimed. "IT WILL BE HARDER FOR THE DEMOCRATS TO CHEAT LIKE THEY DID IN 2020, SO THEY ARE GOING RIGHT TO THE OLD SOVIET UNION PLAYBOOK AND USING THE DOJ, FBI & OTHERS IN 'JUSTICE' TO INTERFERE IN OUR ONCE SACRED ELECTIONS. WE’VE GOT TO SWAMP THESE CHEATERS, AND WE WILL WIN!"

Trump last month was indicted on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to multiple hush-money payments he made ahead of the 2016 presidential campaign.

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For all those clowns....you know who you are @concha....who worry about crime in NYC...here are some facts for you....😉

Alvin Bragg's staff urges Jim Jordan to stay at home in Ohio if he wants a look at high murder rates rather than trekking to NYC

 

Warren Rojas

Mon, April 10, 2023 at 5:33 PM EDT

 

 

 

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg; House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim JordanGetty Images

• Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has charged Trump with falsifying business records.

• House Judiciary chair Jim Jordan is holding a field hearing in New York to try and shame Bragg.

• A Bragg aide said Jordan could more effectively crack down on crime by looking at murders in Ohio.

An aide to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said House Judiciary Committee chair Jim Jordan would better serve the public by investigating homicides in his own backyard than road tripping to New York City for a field hearing on violent crime.

Jordan, one of the many House Republicans outraged by Bragg's indictment of embattled former President Donald Trump, has decided to take the brewing fight to Bragg's home turf by interviewing unspecified witnesses at a just-announced hearing in Manhattan on April 17.

A Bragg spokesman called the pending congressional visit a political stunt, telling Bloomberg News that murders in New York City were three times lower than the murder rate in Columbus, Ohio.

"If Chairman Jordan truly cared about public safety, he could take a short drive to Columbus, Dayton, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Akron, or Toledo, in his home state, instead of using taxpayer dollars to travel hundreds of miles of his way," the Bragg aide said.

Columbus, which has a population of approximately 1.7 million people, closed out 2022 with 140 murders, according to The Columbus Dispatch, or 8.2 murders per 100,000 citizens.

New York City, which has a population of roughly 18.9 million, closed out 2022 with 433 murders, the Wall Street Journal reported, for a murder rate of 2.3 murders per 100,000 citizens.

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Louisiana State Rep. Jeremy LaCombe is Third Democrat to Switch to Republican Party in a Month

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Another day another court appearance for Donny....his lawyers love him!...😉

Trump to return to New York City for deposition in state fraud lawsuit

 

Graham Kates

Mon, April 10, 2023 at 10:17 PM EDT

 

 

Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to sit for a deposition Thursday in the Lower Manhattan offices of New York State Attorney General Letitia James, whose office sued him and others in September, according to two people familiar with the matter.

The deposition will mark Trump's first return to New York since April 4, when he was arraigned on 34 felony counts of falsification of business records in a Manhattan criminal case related to hush money payments made before the 2016 election.

News of the scheduled deposition was first reported by the New York Post.

In the New York Attorney General's civil case, Trump, three of his children, and the Trump Organization are accused of orchestrating an extensive fraudulent scheme. James' suit is seeking $250 million and a raft of sanctions that would effectively cease the company's operations in New York. The Trumps and the company have vehemently denied wrongdoing.

Trump previously appeared for a deposition in connection with the case last August, before the suit was filed. During the deposition he invoked the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more than 400 times.

Portions of that videotaped deposition were obtained by CBS News via a freedom of information request in January, showing him repeatedly responding "same answer" to every question after he first invoked the Fifth.

An attorney for Trump did not say if he will again invoke the Fifth during Thursday's deposition. A spokesperson for James' office did not respond to a request for comment.

The civil case is scheduled to go to trial on Oct. 2. The state court judge in that case, Arthur Engoron, has rejected repeated attempts by Trump attorneys to push that date back.

The lawsuit is proceeding as Trump is facing mounting legal issues on different fronts.

Trump entered a not guilty plea in his Manhattan criminal case, which revolves around alleged attempts to hide reimbursements to his former lawyer and "fixer" Michael Cohen, who paid adult film star Stormy Daniels $130,000 before the 2016 election in exchange for her silence about an alleged affair with Trump years earlier. Trump denied having a sexual relationship with Daniels and has repeatedly said he did nothing wrong.

In Fulton County, Georgia, the district attorney is considering charges in connection with an investigation into efforts by Trump and his allies to overturn the election results in the state after his defeat in 2020.

Trump is also under scrutiny in Washington, D.C., where a special counsel is reviewing his handling of sensitive government documents found at his Mar-a-Lago home, and possible obstruction of government efforts to retrieve them, and, separately, efforts to interfere with the lawful transfer of power following the 2020 presidential election.

Trump has denied wrongdoing in connection with all of the investigations.

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Fox shareholder sues Rupert Murdoch, other directors over 2020 election coverage

 

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - US Open

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Jody Godoy and Helen Coster

Tue, April 11, 2023 at 11:30 PM EDT

 

 

By Jody Godoy and Helen Coster

(Reuters) - A Fox Corp shareholder sued Chairman Rupert Murdoch and four other board members on Tuesday, saying they failed to stop Fox News from reporting falsehoods about the 2020 U.S. presidential election that damaged its credibility and prompted lawsuits.

Shareholder Robert Schwarz alleged in the lawsuit filed in Delaware Chancery Court that the directors breached their duties to ensure that Fox followed its own ethical standards and avoided reputational risk, and instead sought to keep supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump tuned in.

"FOX knew – from the Board on down – that Fox News was reporting false and dangerous misinformation about the 2020 Presidential election, but FOX was more concerned about short-term ratings and market share than the long-term damages of its failure to tell the truth," he said in the lawsuit, which did not say how many shares he owned.

 

A Fox representative did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The lawsuit seeks damages for the company from Rupert Murdoch, his son and Fox Chief Executive Lachlan Murdoch, and fellow directors Chase Carey, Roland Hernandez and Jacques Nasser. It also seeks unspecified corporate governance reforms.

Schwarz said the board's failure to act on "red flags" subjected the network to defamation claims by two voting technology companies that Fox reported were involved in a conspiracy to steal the U.S. presidential election from Trump.

Together, the two lawsuits by Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic USA seek damages totaling $4 billion.

The trial in the Dominion case is scheduled to begin in Delaware Supreme Court with opening statements on Monday and is expected to last five weeks.

Dominion alleges that Fox destroyed its business by knowingly airing false claims that its ballot counting machines were used to flip the results of the 2020 election. Fox has argued that election-rigging claims by Trump and his lawyers were inherently newsworthy and protected by legal doctrines concerning press freedom.

In March, a trove of exhibits in the lawsuit became public, including emails and statements in which Rupert Murdoch and other top Fox executives said the claims made about Dominion on-air were false.

The shareholder lawsuit cited filings in the Dominion lawsuit, which said Murdoch had acknowledged under questioning from Dominion lawyers that some Fox hosts had "endorsed" the idea that the election was stolen. Murdoch said in the deposition he believed Biden won fairly.

The case is Schwarz v. Murdoch et al., No. 2023-0418, Delaware Chancery Court.

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Fox shareholder sues Rupert Murdoch, other directors over 2020 election coverage

 

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - US Open

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Jody Godoy and Helen Coster

Tue, April 11, 2023 at 11:30 PM EDT

 

 

By Jody Godoy and Helen Coster

(Reuters) - A Fox Corp shareholder sued Chairman Rupert Murdoch and four other board members on Tuesday, saying they failed to stop Fox News from reporting falsehoods about the 2020 U.S. presidential election that damaged its credibility and prompted lawsuits.

Shareholder Robert Schwarz alleged in the lawsuit filed in Delaware Chancery Court that the directors breached their duties to ensure that Fox followed its own ethical standards and avoided reputational risk, and instead sought to keep supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump tuned in.

"FOX knew – from the Board on down – that Fox News was reporting false and dangerous misinformation about the 2020 Presidential election, but FOX was more concerned about short-term ratings and market share than the long-term damages of its failure to tell the truth," he said in the lawsuit, which did not say how many shares he owned.

 

A Fox representative did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The lawsuit seeks damages for the company from Rupert Murdoch, his son and Fox Chief Executive Lachlan Murdoch, and fellow directors Chase Carey, Roland Hernandez and Jacques Nasser. It also seeks unspecified corporate governance reforms.

Schwarz said the board's failure to act on "red flags" subjected the network to defamation claims by two voting technology companies that Fox reported were involved in a conspiracy to steal the U.S. presidential election from Trump.

Together, the two lawsuits by Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic USA seek damages totaling $4 billion.

The trial in the Dominion case is scheduled to begin in Delaware Supreme Court with opening statements on Monday and is expected to last five weeks.

Dominion alleges that Fox destroyed its business by knowingly airing false claims that its ballot counting machines were used to flip the results of the 2020 election. Fox has argued that election-rigging claims by Trump and his lawyers were inherently newsworthy and protected by legal doctrines concerning press freedom.

In March, a trove of exhibits in the lawsuit became public, including emails and statements in which Rupert Murdoch and other top Fox executives said the claims made about Dominion on-air were false.

The shareholder lawsuit cited filings in the Dominion lawsuit, which said Murdoch had acknowledged under questioning from Dominion lawyers that some Fox hosts had "endorsed" the idea that the election was stolen. Murdoch said in the deposition he believed Biden won fairly.

The case is Schwarz v. Murdoch et al., No. 2023-0418, Delaware Chancery Court.

That's a silly lawsuit.....

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1 hour ago, RedZone said:

That's a silly lawsuit.....

I don't think so...you have the CEO in on the BIG lie?....he let his company lie to it's audience for ratings/$$....he should be held accountable for what was said on his airwaves....he didn't act in a way to protect Fox's investors...he exposed them and damaged his product...and they got burnt IMO.