Lawrence O'Donnell nailed it last night (Dominion)

[LAS14]

I'd heard a lot of this in bits and pieces before, but a lot that contradicted it, especially with the moaning and groaning about no trial. But he stated it so well and so firmly that he's the one I trust on this. Did he get it wrong anywhere?

Note - I didn't record it or anything. I'm quoting to the best of my memory, which is not particularly good.

There never would have been an apology from Fox. In a civil suit it's all about money. The only judgement the jury can render is a dollar amount. They could not have required an apology.

There are rarely surprises in a defamation trial. We heard almost all of what there was to hear in the depositions.

We would never have seen Carlson or Hannity or anyone else answering questions under oath because the judge prohibited cameras. We would have only gotten people like me reading from transcripts.

If it went to trial there is a strong liklihood that the amount of damages would have been reduced by the court, after years of litigation and appeals.

So it looks like the laments about no trial were not based on much.

[mobeau69]

1. He did! Highly recommended.

[GoCubsGo]

2. Is this what you saw?

He also said something similar in his opening, which can also be found at the same source. It's in the show highlights.

[LAS14]

4. Yes.

[Walleye]

3. At least we got rid of Judge Jeanine and the Money Honey, so far

[wryter2000]

5. The last two bullet points are certainly true

I have no expertise on the others.

I was totally cheered by Dominion's lawyer saying they have many other lawsuits they're going to pursue. When you add Smartmatic contemplating similar suits, it's clear this is far from over. I'm satisfied for now.

[LAS14]

6. Really? I didn't hear that about Dominion. Do you have a link? nt

[wryter2000]

7. Sorry

I just heard it on MSNBC. I’ll google it.

[wryter2000]

8. I'm on my phone

And limited to what I can do. I did find a reference to Dominion v. Newsmax. So that’s for sure. I hope someone else can supply more information.

[malaise]

9. The whistleblower from Fox is the person who won this for Dominion

She and her lawyer - Fux doesn’t know what else they have on tape.
That scared the shit out of them.