Delaware judge sanctions Fox News lawyers in Dominion lawsuit
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Washington — The Delaware judge overseeing the defamation case involving Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News sanctioned lawyers for the network Wednesday after learning they may have withheld evidence showing that its hosts and executives knew there was no support for baseless claims made about Dominion's voting equipment and software and the 2020 presidential election.
The evidence pertains in part to recordings former Fox News producer Abby Grossberg said she has of conversations between host Maria Bartiromo, for whom she worked, and attorneys Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell. The two conservative lawyers made unfounded allegations on the network's broadcasts that Dominion rigged the 2020 presidential election against former President Donald Trump.
The revelation prompted the judge overseeing the case, Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis, to reopen discovery, including to allow Dominion to take new depositions at the expense of Fox. He also said he is considering appointing a special master, or an independent third party, to investigate Fox News's attorneys. Davis ordered them to preserve all communications.
