A former Donald Trump supporter who became the center of a conspiracy theory about Jan. 6, 2021, filed a defamation lawsuit against Fox News, saying the network made him a scapegoat for the U.S. Capitol insurrection.
Raymond Epps, a former Marine who said he was forced from his Arizona home because of threats, is asking for unspecified damages and a jury trial.
He filed his lawsuit in Superior Court in Delaware on Monday, the same court where Dominion Voting Systems sued Fox for lies broadcast following the 2020 presidential election, and on Wednesday it was transferred to federal court. Shortly before a trial was to begin this spring, Fox agreed to pay Dominion $787 million to settle the charges.
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