Lawyers spar over evidence ahead of Smartmatic's election defamation case against Newsmax
Source: ABC News
September 16, 2024, 8:45 PM
Attorneys for the voting machine company Smartmatic and the cable channel Newsmax argued at a hearing Monday over evidence and witnesses expected to be presented when Smartmatic's defamation case against the news channel goes to trial later this month.
Smartmatic has accused Newsmax of publishing dozens of false reports claiming that Smartmatic helped rig the 2020 election. Newsmax has argued, in part, that they were reporting on newsworthy claims of fraud.
Howard Cooper, an attorney for Newsmax, argued at Monday's hearing that the news channel should be able to introduce videos of broadcast segments that he says rebut Smartmatic's argument that "Newsmax took this position of election fraud [and] not calling the election" for winner Joe Biden.
"One of the ways that we can rebut that theory is by showing shows that were contrary to President Trump's position," Cooper said of former President Donald Trump, who falsely claimed there had been massive election fraud.
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