The filings from Dominion vs Fox are stunning.
But more is in the works.
And it's not just Dominion suing, or Fox being sued.
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In the Dominion suit, many names we haven't yet seen in stories appear on the docket as having been subpoenaed* &/or deposed. That list includes:
Smartmatic is also suing Fox, but in NY court. (Dominion's is in Delaware).
Among those subpoenaed*, via the docket: Michael Flynn, Bernard Kerik and a "William Barr."
*(Just because someone is subpoenaed doesn't mean they'll ultimately be deposed or ordered to testify.)
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But wait. There's more.
Smartmatic's suit also names Dobbs and Bartiromo personally as defendants, along with a few others.
And, Smartmatic has filed suits in federal court against:
--OANN's parent company
-- Sidney Powell
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Meanwhile, Dominion has also filed suits in federal court against:
-- OANN's parent company
-- Sidney Powell
-- Rudy Giuliani
-- My Pillow Inc
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Bottom line: We're just in the first inning here. Most of the events under scrutiny played out between Nov 2020 and Jan 2021, but the legal saga will be going on in state and federal courthouses for years.
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Note, the lists above do not represent every person who's been subpoenaed or deposed. There are other people, companies, and even gov't agencies -- eg, Mesa County, Colorado, where the election-denying clerk was arrested
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Speaking of Dominion depositions, here's an excerpt from the Jan 2023 testimony of @SpeakerRyan, when he was asked what obligation he had as a Fox director to rein in the election conspiracy theories. (Helpfully provided by Fox's PR staff last night)
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And as @ErikWemple notes, we haven’t even seen all the emails and texts in the material that’s *already been released.*
“Maybe Sean and Laura went too far,” Murdoch wrote to Suzanne Scott, showing once again that it's the anchors, not the nominal bosses, who really run Fox News.
“Fox Corp. attorney Viet Dinh raised concerns about how Hannity was describing the results: ‘Let’s continue to buckle up for the ride for next 24 hours. Hannity is getting awfully close to the line with his commentary and guests tonight.’”
“A large swath of California, including Sierra foothills, Central Valley and south-central coast, is no longer classified as being in drought.. California’s snowpack is at 181% of its average level for this time of year” sfchronicle.com/climate/articl…
Did you read that unverified first-person account about the St Louis transgender clinic that ran on Bari Weiss’ site?
Now read this deeply reported piece in which the Post-Dispatch interviewed almost 2 dozen parents, who paint a very different picture. stltoday.com/news/local/met…
It is not easy to get parents of transgender kids to go on the record, esp when the situation is as volatile as it is in Missouri right now. So it's to @cschrappen's credit that she did it --even though it won't earn her a spot on Bill Maher's show
So @SykesCharlie asks Paul Ryan a very good question about his Fox role:
“If you are on the board of directors of a company that is pumping toxic sludge, racism, disinformation and attacks on democracy, if you don't stand up now, then when?”