Tucker Carlson's Rejection of MAGA 'Kraken' Lawyer Actually Backfires on Fox New
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In the past, Fox News lawyers have successfully argued in court that viewers should not believe what Tucker Carlson tells them. So, its ironic that a judge cited a rare display of Carlsons journalistic prudence to reject Foxs motion to dismiss a lawsuit
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Tucker Carlsons Rejection of MAGA Kraken Lawyer Actually Backfires on Fox News
A rare display of journalistic prudence by Tucker may have just undercut Foxs efforts to dismiss Smartmatics multibillion-dollar defamation suit.
7:00 PM · Mar 9, 2022
https://www.thedailybeast.com/tucker-carlsons-rejection-of-kraken-lawyer-sidney-powell-actually-backfires-on-fox-news
In the past, Fox News lawyers have successfully argued in court that viewers literally should not believe what Tucker Carlson tells them.
Therefore, its more than a little ironic that a judge this week cited a rare display of Carlsons journalistic prudence to reject the networks motion to dismiss a multibillion-dollar defamation lawsuit, adding that Fox News may have purposefully ignored its popular hosts efforts to substantiate claims made on its airwaves.
In a 61-page ruling handed down on Tuesday, New York Supreme Court Judge David B. Cohen wrote that voting-tech firm Smartmatics $2.7 billion lawsuit against Fox Newss parent company Fox Corp., two of its hosts, and former Trump personal attorney Rudy Giuliani can proceed. Smartmatic accused the defendants of fabricating and airing false claims that the company was part of a massive vote-flipping conspiracy to steal the 2020 election from former President Donald Trump.
While the judge said the firms case against Fox, current Fox anchor Maria Bartiromo, and former Fox Business host Lou Dobbs could move forward, he granted the motions to dismiss by Fox News host Jeanine Pirro and ex-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell, who infamously promised to unleash the kraken with a series of unhinged lawsuits alleging voter fraud. (Cohen said Pirro never directly accused Smartmatic of fraudulent activity, and the judge agreed with Powell that New York does not have jurisdiction over her.)
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