Fox News on Monday asked a judge to dismiss a $2.7 billon lawsuit against the network and some of its hosts filed by election technology company Smartmatic, claiming the suit is an attempt to “chill” First Amendment rights.
The motion follows Smartmatic’s defamation and disparagement lawsuit filed earlier this month against the network and Fox stars Maria Bartiromo and Jeanine Pirro, as well as Trump allies Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell. Former Fox anchor Lou Dobbs was also named in the lawsuit.
The election technology company’s lawsuit seeks damages from what Smartmatic calls a “disinformation campaign” that was waged by people who were unhappy with President Biden’s election victory.
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