Rudolph Giuliani sues Smartmatic to recoup legal fees in Fox News lawsuit

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Rudolph Giuliani sues Smartmatic to recoup legal fees in Fox News lawsuit

Jonathan Stempel
Tue, June 14, 2022, 4:12 PM

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Rudolph Giuliani has sued Smartmatic to recoup legal fees as he defends against its $2.7 billion lawsuit accusing him, Fox News Network and others of falsely claiming that the company helped rig the 2020 U.S. presidential election so Joe Biden would defeat Donald Trump.

In a counterclaim filed late Monday in a New York state court in Manhattan, Giuliani said the voting machine company's defamation lawsuit, which he characterized as baseless, interfered with his constitutional right to speak freely on issues of public concern.

"Smartmatic's litigation tactics, including its facially implausible damages claims, are a naked attempt to attack a well-known public figure" and amount to censorship, said Giuliani, a former New York City mayor and lawyer for Trump.

J. Erik Connolly, a lawyer for Smartmatic, said: "Smartmatic is confident in its claims against Mr. Giuliani."

Fox News and two other defendants, Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo and former anchor Lou Dobbs, have filed similar counterclaims citing New York's "anti-SLAPP" law, short for "strategic lawsuits against public participation."

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[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Justice would be life in prison for him and losing every penny he has.

But justice doesnt get done most of the time to cons.

[sprinkleeninow]

2. Whut are 'facially' implausible damages claims? 🤔

[Karadeniz]

3. I wondered that... does he paint the charges on his face?

[NanceGreggs]

4. "a naked attempt to attack a well-known public figure"

Rudy Giuliani - well-known liar, well-known crook, well-known dye-leaking buffoon, well-known drunk.

[calguy]

5. Too bad everything Smartmatic claims Rudy said is on video tape.

Too bad Trump didn't pay Rudy. Rudy is just another rube who got screwed by the Donakd.