A judge overseeing a much-scrutinized defamation trial brought by Dominion Voting Systems against Fox News and its corporate parent has admonished attorneys for the media company several times this…
against Fox News and its corporate parent has admonished attorneys for the media company several times this week in preliminary hearings and suggested Wednesday he may appoint an outside monitor to ensure Fox isn’t withholding evidence.
, executive chairman of Fox Corp., was also an officer of Fox News — a detail that would affect what kinds of materials Dominion could obtain.after the outlet’s former leader, Roger Ailes, was ousted following claims of sexual harassment. If he has given up the title subsequently, Murdoch has never acknowledged doing so publicly.
A Dominion spokeswoman said the company declined to comment. Fox Corp. did not respond immediately to a query seeking comment. “Rupert Murdoch has been listed as executive chairman of Fox News in our SEC filings since 2019 and this filing was referenced by Dominion’s own attorney during his deposition,” Fox said in a statement on Tuesday.
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