Why it matters: Dominion is seeking $1.6 billion in damages against Fox News, alleging the network knowingly spread misinformation about the company’s role in non-existent voter fraud.
Barr, who resigned in December 2020, said former President Trump’s false claims about the 2020 election fueled his decision to cut ties. At the committee’s first hearing on Jan. 6, the committee aired a closed-door video of Barr’s testimony in which he said: “I told the president it was bull***t. I didn’t want to be a part of it.”
What they say: “We are confident we will prevail, as freedom of the press is fundamental to our democracy and must be protected, except that the claims for damages are outrageous, unsupported and not rooted in sound economic analysis and serve no purpose as nothing more. rather than a blatant attempt to prevent our reporters from doing their jobs,” Fox News Media said in a statement to Axios on Monday. Of note: Dominion also subpoenaed Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who recently testified during a Jan. 6 committee hearing about how Trump pushed him to find cases of fraud despite a lack of evidence. Editor’s note: This article has been updated with a statement from Fox News Media.
