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DonViejo

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Fri Feb 12, 2021, 11:12 AM Feb 2021

Bartiromo, Pirro and Dobbs file to dismiss Smartmatic lawsuits


BY JONATHAN EASLEY - 02/12/21 09:42 AM EST

Fox News hosts Maria Bartiromo and Jeanine Pirro and former host Lou Dobbs filed separate motions on Friday to dismiss defamation lawsuits from Smartmatic, the voting technology company at the center of conspiracy theories about election fraud.

Fox News had previously moved to dismiss the $2.7 billion lawsuit, which alleges the network and its hosts caused financial harm to the company by promoting the claims of election fraud. Smartmatic is also suing attorneys Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, who have been leading proponents of the claims.

The new motions to dismiss argue that Bartiromo, Pirro and Dobbs are protected journalists under the First Amendment and that Smartmatic posted millions of dollars in losses in 2019, so their business could not have been harmed.

“Smartmatic’s headline-seeking, multi-billion-dollar lawsuit thus should be seen—and rejected—for what it is - an unconstitutional attempt by a money-losing company (Smartmatic reported $17 million in losses on just$144 million in revenue in 2019) to try to refill its coffers at the expense of our constitutional traditions,” a Fox News spokesperson said.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/media/538586-bartiromo-pirro-and-dobbs-file-to-dismiss-smartmatic-lawsuits
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Bartiromo, Pirro and Dobbs file to dismiss Smartmatic lawsuits (Original Post) DonViejo Feb 2021 OP
Standard move by the defense in any suit... Wounded Bear Feb 2021 #1
Motion to Dismiss. Next lettucebe Feb 2021 #5
3 ______ Stooges empedocles Feb 2021 #2
Odds? Slim to none. But it never hurts to ask. marble falls Feb 2021 #3
On my shopping trip today I'll stock up on popcorn and beverages. This is getting interesting! abqtommy Feb 2021 #4
Smartmatic's smart move. Hopefully they make piles of money on these lawsuits. lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #6

lettucebe

(2,336 posts)
5. Motion to Dismiss. Next
Fri Feb 12, 2021, 12:27 PM
Feb 2021

Yes, most but not all trials will have early motions trying to get rid of the whole thing. Rarely works, but worth a try.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
6. Smartmatic's smart move. Hopefully they make piles of money on these lawsuits.
Fri Feb 12, 2021, 12:29 PM
Feb 2021

Drain the swamp, one bank account at a time.

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