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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBartiromo, 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.
Smartmatics headline-seeking, multi-billion-dollar lawsuit thus should be seenand rejectedfor 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
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
Wounded Bear
(58,437 posts)1. Standard move by the defense in any suit...
lettucebe
(2,336 posts)5. Motion to Dismiss. Next
Yes, most but not all trials will have early motions trying to get rid of the whole thing. Rarely works, but worth a try.
empedocles
(15,751 posts)2. 3 ______ Stooges
marble falls
(56,358 posts)3. Odds? Slim to none. But it never hurts to ask.
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)4. On my shopping trip today I'll stock up on popcorn and beverages. This is getting interesting!
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)6. Smartmatic's smart move. Hopefully they make piles of money on these lawsuits.
Drain the swamp, one bank account at a time.