Looks like the Judges want to get this done and over with before Christmas. This happened after the Judge said there was enough proof given by the voting machine manufacturers that there was certainty that Fox News knew claims of fraud done by manufacturers was false. Furthermore the case also involves Hanity and Tucker.
Dominion Defamation Suit Against Fox Can Move Forward
Fox News probably had enough information after the 2020 presidential election to know a conspiracy theory claiming Dominion Voting Systems Inc. rigged the contest was false, a judge said in denying the network’s request to dismiss a defamation lawsuit.
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