Overview
- Depositions released in the lawsuit include Bartiromo confirming she stood to be compensated over $70 million from 2014 through her contract running to 2025.
- Smartmatic filed the suit in 2021 alleging Fox News and several personalities amplified false claims about voting machines related to the 2020 election.
- The filings list Jeanine Pirro, Lou Dobbs and Rudy Giuliani as defendants alongside Fox News and Bartiromo.
- Federal cybersecurity officials previously said there was no evidence voting systems were compromised, a finding cited in coverage of the case.
- Fox News Media said Smartmatic exaggerated damages and noted separate allegations about the company’s business issues, pledging to defend its press freedoms.