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Fox News Lawyer Says Voter Fraud Claims Newsworthy Even If “Subject To Doubts” As Network Spars At Smartmatic Defamation Hearing
Attorneys Tuesday defended the Fox News and a trio of hosts for amplifying President Donald Trump’s allegations of massive election fraud following the 2020 presidential election, arguing the accusations — including against voting software concern Smartmatic — were highly newsworthy even if dubious. They said said hosts Lou Dobbs and Jeanine Pirro were protected since they ran opinion shows, not news.