The trial for Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6B civil defamation lawsuit against Fox News has been delayed by a day.
Dominion, which sells voting machines and election software, is suing Fox claiming the news network aired false statements that the company had rigged the 2020 election against former President Donald Trump.
- Fox claims that Dominion has not met the legal standard for defamation and that the statements made on its network about Dominion are protected by the First Amendment.
- News of the trial delay comes following reports that Fox and Dominion are meeting to discuss a possible settlement.
- The trial was set to begin on Monday morning with jury selection and the start of opening statements.
- In a brief hearing in Delaware Superior Court, Judge Eric Davis postponed the trial to begin on Tuesday.
- The trial is expected to last up to six weeks.
