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Note published on June 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM UTC

2025-06-27T17:15:22+00:00

Lawsuits like this one are not something to celebrate just because you hate Fox News.

I'm not normally one to agree with Fox, but they're right in their statement that suits like this are "designed to chill free speech critical of [Newsom]."

“Gavin Newsom sues Fox News for $787M in defamation case over Trump call”.
Tyler Katzenberger in Politico.
The California governor accused Fox News of defamation in a lawsuit Friday morning, alleging the network should fork over $787 million after host Jesse Watters claimed Newsom lied about his phone calls with Trump, who ordered National Guard troops to Los Angeles this month.
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