Dominion Voting Techniques had two objectives in its defamation case in opposition to Fox Information — accountability and “attempting to make Dominion entire,” stated Justin Nelson, the lead counsel election know-how firm.
Each have been achieved on this settlement, he advised CNN on Tuesday.
The fee of greater than $787 million by Fox Information to Dominion and the community’s assertion acknowledging that its protection of the 2020 election was false was “a robust message of accountability” and an essential victory for the workers of his consumer’s firm.
“That is actually the primary time that anybody has paid a worth for telling the lies of the 2020 election and we’re very proud about that,” he stated.
Whereas the settlement doesn’t stipulate that Fox’s anchors should acknowledge the lies on air, Nelson stated it was a consequential end result for the community.
The texts and emails that emerged through the litigation course of from contained in the Fox community have been helpful, he stated. “And what at present has proven is that it’s important to pay a worth in case you’re telling lies.”
Earlier courtroom filings revealed messages that confirmed that essentially the most distinguished stars and highest-ranking executives at Fox Information privately ridiculed claims of election fraud within the 2020 election, regardless of the right-wing channel permitting lies concerning the presidential contest to be promoted on its air.
“It’s plenty of what we educate our children, which is that the reality does certainly matter, and in case you are mendacity, ultimately there’s going to be penalties to that,” Nelson stated.
He stated the settlement with Fox sends a “robust message” to different right-wing shops wherein Dominion has ongoing authorized disputes.
