Right-wing media mogul Rupert Murdoch and Fox News leadership must testify in an upcoming defamation trial against the network if Dominion Voting Systems subpoenas them, according to a ruling from the Delaware judge overseeing the case.
Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis said he will not stand in the way of potential subpoenas for Murdoch and his son and Fox Corporation CEO Lachlan Murdoch, board of directors Paul Ryan and other executives, who must appear at the courthouse if summoned.
“They are relevant to the case,” Judge Davis said during a hearing on 5 April, according to CNN.
“If Dominion wants to bring them live, they need to issue a trial subpoena, and I would not quash it,” he added. “Both parties have made these witnesses very relevant.”
A ruling in Delaware Superior Court on 31 March granted Dominion a partial victory in its motion for summary judgment in the blockbuster $1.6bn lawsuit against the network, which the judge determined broadcast false statements about the voting machine company and conspiracy theories surrounding Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 presidential election.
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