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California Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday took legal action for several million dollars, accusing host Jesse Watters of claiming that Newsom had lied about a telephone call with President Donald Trump during the dispute on the use of the National Guard in Los Angeles.
The trial, For more than $ 787 million, deposited by the Superior Court of Delaware, says that Fox “works like a propaganda machine for the right -wing radical agenda of President Trump”. Citing the settlement of nearly $ 800 million This fox reached with Dominion Voting Systems in 2023 as part of the coverage of the 2020 election network, which Trump lost.
“By ignoring fundamental journalistic ethics in favor of malicious propaganda, Fox continues to play a major role in the new erosion of the principles of the foundation of the enlightened representative government,” said the trial. “Setting the records and confronting Fox’s dishonest practices is essential to protect democracy against depression by disinformation and lies.”
On June 10, a journalist asked Trump in the Oval office when he had spoken last time with Newsom. Trump replied that it had happened “a day ago” and that he “called him to tell him, was able to do a better job”.
The same day, Newsom replied: “There was no call. Not even vocal messaging. “”
Newsom said MSNBC on June 8 That the two had spoken late on the night of June 6, then accused Trump of being a “cold liar” on the content of their conversation.
On the antenna on June 10, Watters said that Newsom had lied.
“Why would Newsom lie and claim that Trump never called him? Why would he do that?” Watters said, when a banner on the screen said: “Gavin lied on Trump’s call.”
“If Fox News fails to issue an official retraction and excuses to the air, we will proceed with the pursuit so that a jury can determine the guilt of Fox News and attribute a monetary value to his conduct” obviously contrary to “ethics”, wrote his lawyers Michael Teter and Mark Bankson in a request letter.
Politico reported for the first time on the trial.
Fox News did not immediately respond to a request for comments.
Newsom’s decision is actually a troll of the Trump camp, which aggressively used the courts to continue the media, law firms, universities and other large institutions while it tests the limits of the powers of his office.
THE back and forth To find out if Trump called Newsom on national television this month when Trump activated the American Marines and federalized the National Guard in response to protests against immigration and customs raids in Los Angeles.
Newsom had criticized the Trump movement in the activation of troops as an escalation and, despite certain images of violence in the city, said that existing police could have managed any violence or destruction with federal interference. He argued that this decision was “deliberately inflammatory and would only degenerate the tensions” and that there was “currently no unsatisfied need”.
Austin Mullen contributed.
