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2mo ago

Newsom Sues Fox News for $787 Million Over Guard Deployment

He demands a public retraction and apology after the network portrayed him as lying about a predeployment call with President Trump.

Der kalifornische Gouverneur Gavin Newsom
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Wegen mutmaßlicher Falschberichterstattung im Zusammenhang mit dem Streit um die Entsendung der Nationalgarde nach Los Angeles hat der kalifornische Gouverneur Gavin Newsom den konservativen US-Sender Fox News auf hunderte Millionen Dollar Schadenersatz verklagt.

Overview

  • Newsom’s lawsuit alleges Fox News deliberately distorted his June 7 phone call with President Trump to cast him as untruthful about sending the National Guard to Los Angeles.
  • He is seeking $787 million in damages, matching the amount Fox News paid to settle Dominion Voting’s defamation claims.
  • Newsom will withdraw his claim if Fox News issues a formal retraction and public apology.
  • Fox News has called the lawsuit “aussichtslos” and accused the governor of threatening freedom of expression.
  • The case highlights ongoing disputes over federal versus state authority on immigration enforcement and signals a rising trend in large-scale defamation actions against media outlets.