Amazing how quickly a defamation suit can work wonders against Donald Trump’s army of professional liars.
As reported by the Orlando Sentinel, via the Associated Press:
As explained by Huffington Post, Eric Coomer, the head of Dominion Voting Systems’ product strategy and security, had filed a defamation lawsuit against Newsmax, the right-wing propaganda outlet owned by Christopher Ruddy, a close friend of Donald Trump. Ruddy’s sewage-spewing factory had aired baseless allegations against Coomer in the aftermath of the 2020 election.
Coomer’s lawsuit was separate from the more highly publicized action brought on behalf of Dominion against other right-wing outlets alleging defamation. As part of the settlement, an undisclosed sum of money may have been provided to Coomer, although “terms of the arrangement were not disclosed.”
In Newsmax’s craven statement apologizing to Coomer, the “news” network admits that the allegations it aired were wholly baseless.
In light of the specific character of the assertions, it appears to be beyond comprehension how or why the right-wing organization could have made such a grievous error in allowing such claims to be broadcast over its bandwidth. In particular, one can’t help but wonder what an “antifa conference call” would look like, assuming such a thing existed. But perhaps they were simply carried away in the moment by patriotic fervor.
As for Mr. Coomer. his lawsuit alleged that Newsmax’s airing of this disinformation had its desired effects.
Perhaps the remaining defendants in Mr. Coomer’s lawsuit can explain those issues more clearly, before they too feel compelled to settle out of court.
As reported by the Orlando Sentinel, via the Associated Press:
As explained by Huffington Post, Eric Coomer, the head of Dominion Voting Systems’ product strategy and security, had filed a defamation lawsuit against Newsmax, the right-wing propaganda outlet owned by Christopher Ruddy, a close friend of Donald Trump. Ruddy’s sewage-spewing factory had aired baseless allegations against Coomer in the aftermath of the 2020 election.
Coomer’s lawsuit was separate from the more highly publicized action brought on behalf of Dominion against other right-wing outlets alleging defamation. As part of the settlement, an undisclosed sum of money may have been provided to Coomer, although “terms of the arrangement were not disclosed.”
In Newsmax’s craven statement apologizing to Coomer, the “news” network admits that the allegations it aired were wholly baseless.
In light of the specific character of the assertions, it appears to be beyond comprehension how or why the right-wing organization could have made such a grievous error in allowing such claims to be broadcast over its bandwidth. In particular, one can’t help but wonder what an “antifa conference call” would look like, assuming such a thing existed. But perhaps they were simply carried away in the moment by patriotic fervor.
As for Mr. Coomer. his lawsuit alleged that Newsmax’s airing of this disinformation had its desired effects.
As the lawsuit was still in its early stages at the time of this rather hasty settlement, it’s impossible to ascertain what, if any, responsibility Newsmax had in inspiring the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, which resulted in the death of five people and untold property damage, in addition to disgracing the country.
Perhaps the remaining defendants in Mr. Coomer’s lawsuit can explain those issues more clearly, before they too feel compelled to settle out of court.