cnn breaking news. welcome to the lead. we have some breaking news for you. i m jake tapper. moments ago, we learned there is a settlement a settlement in the high stakes trial between dominion voting systems and fox dominion was suing fox for $1.6 billion, saying that the network showed complete and utter disregard for truth and facts and accuracy. when they allowed guests and hosts to push false conspiracy theories that the 2020 election had been stolen from donald trump. cnn s oliver darcy is outside the courthouse in delaware. oliver. what do we know about the settlement? we know right now. the judge just announced actually moments ago, jake that this case has been settled out of court. we don t know any details about what happened. but there was this unexplained two hour delay in court proceedings. this settlement really comes right before the clock struck struck midnight jake opening statements were set to begin at 1 30. they did not as scheduled, and there was an unexp
have we seen such an anticlimactic ending late today, dominion agreed to settle its defamation lawsuit against fox, but there s very little reason to believe fox will change its ways anytime soon also tonight, ralph yarl s aunt joins me. he s the missouri teen shot after approaching the wrong house. and now, criminal charges have been filed against the man accused of shooting him. and ron desantis is fought done with his absurd war with his state s top employer, disney, amid signs his presidential campaign is imploding before it even officially begins. we begin tonight we begin the reidout tonight with a common game show dilemma like on wheel of fortune if you can solve the puzzle, do you do so and take the money in front of you or spin the wheel for a chance to get more but potentially lose it all? today, dominion voting systems decided to take the money in front of them, settling their suit against fox on the first and last day of what was supposed to be a blockbu
The case was a referendum not only on Fox’s coverage of Dominion, but also on its long-established pattern of favouring one political viewpoint over all others, even at the expense of telling the truth. In other words, it was about disinformation and the people who are persuaded by it
Opening statements are set to begin in this sensational $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit. Dominion sued Fox in March 2021 alleging that the network deliberately spread conspiracy theories linking its machines to vote rigging in the 2020 presidential election.
Got some other people who have some accountability coming towards them. and i m very proud of the team from susman godfrey that has worked tirelessly for this case. we ll move right on to the next one. thank you. did you get that apology from track statement from fox coming? anything else? anything on fox air? is there anything else in this settlement besides money? davina brooke assessment, godfrey. one last. thank you, which is really to all of you. for being with us on this journey. we appreciate what you ve done to help us and to help expose what we were able to discover over the course of this process. and so thank you, and we ll see you at the next one. technology, so we just heard from lawyers representing dominion. after the company settled with fox, the attorney justin nelson,