Fox News moves to dismiss Newsom’s high-stakes defamation suit

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00:00Fox News is seeking to dismiss California Governor Gavin Newsom's $787 million defamation suit,

00:07calling it a political stunt to boost his 2028 presidential ambitions.

00:12Newsom filed the suit June 27th after host Jesse Waters accused him of lying about a call with President Trump.

00:22Why would Newsom lie and claim Trump never called him? Why would he do that?

00:26The issue stems from when and whether Newsom and Donald Trump spoke about the immigration enforcement actions

00:33that led to fiery demonstrations in the Los Angeles area in June.

00:37Newsom says he had a 16-minute call with Trump on June 7th.

00:41Donald Trump, however, gave a different timeline, saying at a June 10th press conference that he had spoken with Newsom a day ago.

00:48Newsom then denied receiving any call or voicemails.

00:51At the time, Newsom's lawyers said he would drop the suit if Fox retracted Waters' claim

00:57and if both the network and the host issued on-air apologies.

01:01Waters apologized on-air last month, saying Newsom, quote,

01:06didn't deceive anybody on purpose, but was confusing and unclear with his comments.

01:11He didn't deceive anybody on purpose, so I'm sorry. He wasn't lying. He was just confusing and unclear.

01:17Despite Waters' apology, Newsom did not drop the suit.

01:21In its response to the lawsuit, Fox News argued that the case should be dismissed

01:26and that Newsom should be ordered to pay its legal fees.

01:29At a minimum, Fox's lawyers wrote,

01:31Waters' query about why Newsom would lie is an opinion based on disclosed facts

01:36that enjoys full First Amendment protection.

01:40Lawyers also claim Newsom was deliberately seeking media attention,

01:44amid speculation that he might run for president in 2028,

01:47and the network ridiculed the governor's intention to amend the lawsuit.

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