Conservative news outlet Newsmax could be next line for a massive payout for promoting election fraud lies following Donald Trump's 2020 re-election loss.
According to a report from Rolling Stone, editors and insiders working for Newsmax confided they were both subpoenaed and ordered to turn over "mirror images of their personal cell phone, personal email, and iCloud” to lawyers working on Smartmatic' lawsuits against Newsmax and OANN.
The lawsuit alleges, Newsmax "published and/or republished false statements and implications" in online reports and through social media while also claiming "Smartmatic participated in a criminal conspiracy."
An attorney for Smartmatic confirmed the demand, telling Rolling Stone, "Smartmatic intends to pursue discovery from the current and former Newsmax employees who participated in the egregious disinformation campaign against the company. Some of the discovery has come, and will come, from the company. Smartmatic is pursuing these individuals to get the rest. Our complaint does not numerically specify the amount of damages we have suffered.”
As the report notes, Fox News recently agreed to a settlement with Dominion Voting Systems for $787 million over similar accusations just prior to going to trial.
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