California Governor Sues Fox News Over National Guard Deployment Claims
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California's Governor, Gavin Newsom, has launched a legal attack on conservative US network Fox News, accusing them of spreading falsehoods about the deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles. Newsom's allegation? Fox wrote off their checks to the tune of $787 million (€672 million) after a defamation lawsuit against voting machine manufacturer Dominion Voting. You see, Fox claimed, without a shred of evidence, that Dominion's machines cost Trump the 2020 presidential election against Joe Biden. Newsom has had enough and wants Fox News to face the heat for misleading the American people!
But what's this all about? The lawsuit centers around a heated phone conversation between Newsom and Donald Trump, regarding the National Guard's presence during protests against Trump's immigration policy. Newsom claims that the National Guard deployment wasn't even mentioned during the call.
Fast forward three days, and Trump contradicts Newsom, stating that they had discussed the National Guard deployment the previous evening. Newsom, smelling a rat, quickly denied any such conversation and took his case to the social media platform X, where he's eying the 2028 election.
- Gavin Newsom
- Fox News
- National Guard
- Donald Trump
- Los Angeles
- California
[Enrichment Data]Newsom's lawsuit claims that Fox News purposely distorted the facts around his conversation with President Trump concerning the National Guard deployment in Los Angeles, in an attempt to shield Trump politically and tarnish Newsom's reputation. This alleged distortion forms part of a broader political battle over Trump's authority and Newsom's response. The lawsuit demands $787 million in damages – the same amount Fox News paid to settle a previous lawsuit over unfounded election conspiracy claims. Newsom's legal team also required a retraction of the claim and public apologies from both Fox News and host Jesse Watters. The background to this? Trump federalized the California National Guard and deployed troops to Los Angeles without Newsom's authorization, citing federal law. Newsom sued, insisting that Trump lacked the power and negligcted procedural requirements by not notifying or consulting the governor before federalizing the Guard. The case addressed whether Trump had unilateral control over the National Guard, with the Ninth Circuit granting Trump control but denying his claim of being above judicial scrutiny. [Source: Source 1, Source 3, Source 4]
- Gavin Newsom, the California Governor, is suing Fox News, accusing them of spreading falsehoods about his conversation with President Trump regarding the National Guard deployment in Los Angeles.
- The lawsuit claims that Fox News purposely distorted the facts to shield Trump politically and tarnish Newsom's reputation, forming part of a broader political battle.
- The alleged distortion by Fox News forms the basis of a demand for $787 million in damages, the same amount Fox News paid to settle a previous lawsuit over unfounded election conspiracy claims.
- The background to this lawsuit involves Trump federalizing the California National Guard and deploying troops to Los Angeles without Newsom's authorization, leading to a case addressing the question of whether Trump had unilateral control over the National Guard.
