Ticket counter manufacturer Dominion voting system A defamation lawsuit was filed against right-wing broadcasters and celebrities on Tuesday Donald Trump They baselessly claimed that the 2020 election was ruined by fraud.
These lawsuits singled out Newsmax, One America News, their executives and former Overstock.com chief executive Patrick Byrne (Patrick Byrne). Dominion stated that they falsely claimed that the company rigged the election of President Joe Biden, which has caused a loss of 1.6 billion dollars in profits, company value and reputation.
“We filed these three cases today because the named defendants showed no remorse and there is no sign that they intend to stop disseminating false information,” Dominion CEO John Pross said in a statement.
Employees of Dominion Voting Systems sued Trump campaign and conservative media for defamation
Earlier this year, Dominion filed a defamation lawsuit against Fox News and Trump’s allies Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell.
As one of the country’s leading providers of ticket counters and software, Dominion faces a series of accusations from Trump’s allies and supporters, including the establishment of the company in Venezuela with the aim of helping the late leader Hugo Chavez (Hugo Chavez). ) To conduct elections, and it has the ability to exchange votes.
Dominion stated that OAN and Newsmax publicized these false claims to increase their profits at the expense of Dominion.
Law enforcement and election efforts, including Trump’s Attorney General Bill Barr, have confirmed that there is no election fraud that can affect the outcome.
OAN founder Charles Herring did not respond to text messages seeking comment.
Byrne responded to a request for comment via text message, which allegedly depicts the results of the Georgia Senate runoff.
Newsmax spokesperson Brian Peterson (Brian Peterson) said that the company’s 2020 election reports are based on accusations made by the president, his advisers and members of Congress.
Peterson said in a statement: “Dominion’s actions today are clearly an attempt to suppress such reports and undermine freedom of the press.”
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