Overview

• Newsom filed the lawsuit on June 27 in Los Angeles Superior Court seeking $787.5 million in damages.
• The complaint alleges host Jesse Watters aired a doctored segment misrepresenting the existence and timing of a call during protests over the administration’s deportation policy.
• Newsom denies the call ever occurred; President Trump publicly insists it took place.
• Legal filings compare Fox News’s actions to its role in the Dominion voting case and warn of similar consequences.
• The lawsuit underscores escalating tensions after Trump deployed National Guard troops to Los Angeles protests.