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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Mon Jan 25, 2021, 10:14 AM Jan 2021

Dominion Voting Systems sues Rudy Giuliani over false election claims, seeks $1.3 billion



The complaint outlines evidence of Giuliani’s false claims about how Dominion allegedly “fixed” the election.

Jan. 25, 2021, 8:12 AM EST / Updated Jan. 25, 2021, 8:53 AM EST
By Rebecca Shabad

WASHINGTON — Dominion Voting Systems, an election equipment manufacturer that became the target of wild conspiracies pushed by former President Donald Trump and his allies, sued Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani for defamation on Monday.

Dominion said in a 107-page complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that “as a result of the defamatory falsehoods peddled by Giuliani” in conjunction with other Trump allies and pro-Trump media outlets, “Dominion’s founder and employees have been harassed and received death threats, and Dominion has suffered unprecedented and irreparable harm.”

“Dominion brings this action to set the record straight, to vindicate the company’s rights under civil law, to recover compensatory and punitive damages, and to stand up for itself, its employees, and the electoral process,” the lawsuit says.

The company accuses Giuliani, who helped fuel Trump’s lie about a stolen election, of making false and defamatory statements about Dominion on his Twitter account, on his radio and podcast shows, in televised media appearances and at the rally that Trump held before his supporters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6.

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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/dominion-voting-systems-sues-rudy-giuliani-over-false-election-claims-n1255511


READ: Dominion's lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/25/politics/read-dominion-lawsuit-rudy-giuliani/index.html
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Dominion Voting Systems sues Rudy Giuliani over false election claims, seeks $1.3 billion (Original Post) DonViejo Jan 2021 OP
Does he have $1.3B? soothsayer Jan 2021 #1
Giuliani's net worth is *supposedly* about $45 Million Mike 03 Jan 2021 #2
It's a pretty clear cut case of defamation, which is why all the right wing media greenjar_01 Jan 2021 #3
Things that made me lol today for $500, Alex. 😂 Luz Jan 2021 #4

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
2. Giuliani's net worth is *supposedly* about $45 Million
Mon Jan 25, 2021, 10:42 AM
Jan 2021

but they need to check his offshore accounts.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/rudy-giuliani-net-worth-divorces-090000730.html

https://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-politicians/republicans/rudy-giuliani-net-worth/

https://www.gobankingrates.com/net-worth/politicians/rudy-giuliani-net-worth/

He also is believed to be under investigation for other potential crimes by the D.O.J. and F.B.I., some of them may be financial too, meaning he could be subject to large fines.

 

greenjar_01

(6,477 posts)
3. It's a pretty clear cut case of defamation, which is why all the right wing media
Mon Jan 25, 2021, 10:45 AM
Jan 2021

posted the humiliating retractions.

They made reckless statements that go to the heart of Dominion's business model.

Giuliani really has no defense here.

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