Dominion Voting Techniques had two objectives in its defamation case in opposition to Fox Information — accountability and “attempting to make Dominion entire,” mentioned Justin Nelson, the lead counsel election know-how firm.
Each had been completed on this settlement, he advised CNN on Tuesday.
The cost of greater than $787 million by Fox Information to Dominion and the community’s assertion acknowledging that its protection of the 2020 election was false was “a powerful message of accountability” and an vital victory for the workers of his consumer’s firm.
“That is actually the primary time that anybody has paid a worth for telling the lies of the 2020 election and we’re very proud about that,” he mentioned.
Whereas the settlement doesn’t stipulate that Fox’s anchors should acknowledge the lies on air, Nelson mentioned it was a consequential end result for the community.
The texts and emails that emerged in the course of the litigation course of from contained in the Fox community had been helpful, he mentioned. “And what immediately has proven is that it’s a must to pay a worth if you happen to’re telling lies.”
Earlier courtroom filings revealed messages that confirmed that probably the most distinguished stars and highest-ranking executives at Fox Information privately ridiculed claims of election fraud within the 2020 election, regardless of the right-wing channel permitting lies concerning the presidential contest to be promoted on its air.
“It’s quite a lot of what we train our children, which is that the reality does certainly matter, and in case you are mendacity, finally there’s going to be penalties to that,” Nelson mentioned.
He mentioned the settlement with Fox sends a “sturdy message” to different right-wing retailers through which Dominion has ongoing authorized disputes.
