Fox News seeks sanctions against Smartmatic over ‘deleted evidence’

Fox News seeks sanctions against Smartmatic over ‘deleted evidence’


Fox News is asking a New York judge to impose sweeping sanctions against voting tech firm Smartmatic, accusing the company of systematically deleting mobile messages that undercut its $2.7 billion defamation claim.

In a major legal motion filed Wednesday, Fox alleges that Smartmatic founder Antonio Mugica “in writing, ordered Smartmatic’s President Roger Piñate Jr. … to delete WhatsApp mobile messages discussing critical damages issues.” That directive, Fox claims, came days before the company filed its lawsuit in 2021 over Fox’s coverage of the 2020 election.

FILE – A headline about President Donald Trump is shown outside Fox News studios, Nov. 28, 2018, in New York. On Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, a judge refused to toss out Fox News’ claims that voting technology company Smartmatic is suing

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