"As Smartmatic's lawsuit against Fox News advanced on Monday, with a judge refusing a request for a pause, tens of thousands of pages of exhibits were released. Smartmatic, a voting technology company, is suing Fox Corp for $2.7 billion dollars for defamation over its coverage of the 2020 presidential election. The tranche of documents includes text messages and emails between Fox talent and executives, including major figures in the company like Sean Hannity, Rupert Murdoch, Maria Bartiromo, and Tucker Carlson."
"The evidence shows that Smartmatic's business and reputation were badly suffering long before any claims by President Trump's lawyers on FOX News and that Smartmatic grossly inflated its damage claims to generate headlines and chill free speech. Now, in the aftermath of Smartmatic being criminally charged with bribery in the Philippines and the Government's motion to include evidence of Smartmatic's business dealings in Venezuela and Los Angeles County, we are eager and ready to continue defending our press freedoms."
"The Guardian's Jeremy Barr dug through the materials and highlighted some of the more eye-popping moments, including: An unidentified individual told Tucker Carlson on 9 November 2020 that Trump should concede the election. Carlson replied: Oh I'm fully aware, and referred to Trump as a total piece of shit. But, he added, We can't control him obviously. Got to do the responsible thing regardless of how he behaves."
Smartmatic filed a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox Corp over its 2020 election coverage, prompting release of tens of thousands of pages of exhibits. The documents include texts and emails among Fox talent and executives such as Sean Hannity, Rupert Murdoch, Maria Bartiromo, and Tucker Carlson. Fox News stated Smartmatic's reputation and business were suffering before claims aired and accused Smartmatic of inflating damages while noting criminal bribery charges in the Philippines and potential evidence of international business dealings. Exhibits revealed internal criticism of Donald Trump by Carlson and others, and followed Fox's prior settlement with Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million.
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