Gavin Newsom Sues Fox News For Defamation, Seeking $787 Million In Damages
Gavin Newsom filed a $787 million lawsuit against Fox News on Friday, seeking $787 million in damages over host Jesse Watters claim that he lied about a phone call the governor made with Donald Trump.
'No more lies,' Newsom wrote on X, announcing the lawsuit.
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The damages figure is, at the very least, symbolic. That is about the same amount that the network settled Dominion Voting Systems' lawsuit in 2023.
The lawsuit was filed in a Delaware court.
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