Smartmatic subpoenas Trump allies Flynn and Bannon in defamation lawsuits against Fox News and Newsmax | CNN Business

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Trump allies Michael Flynn and Steve Bannon have been subpoenaed by Smartmatic as part of the voting technology company’s massive defamation lawsuits against Fox News and Newsmax over their promotion of 2020 election lies

Court filings made public last week in New York and Delaware indicate that Flynn and Bannon were hit with subpoenas, demanding that they sit for depositions and answer questions under oath. The depositions were initially scheduled for this week, though timing can change based on negotiations and other developments in the lawsuits.

7 billion from Fox and an unspecified amount from Newsmax for disseminating a “continuous stream of falsehoods that harmed Smartmatic and negatively impacted the company’s business,” it said. The most prominent of these blockbuster defamation cases – Dominion Voting Systems’ lawsuit against Fox News – ended earlier this year with a historic $787 million settlement. Fox News and Newsmax deny wrongdoing and are fighting the lawsuits.

 

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