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Apr 2023
24m 46s

The Blockbuster Fox Defamation Trial Tha...

The New York Times
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At the very last minute, both Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News decided to settle their closely watched defamation lawsuit, rather than make their cases at trial. Jeremy W. Peters, who covers media and politics for The Times, was inside the courtroom as it happened. Guest: Jeremy W. Peters, a media and politics correspondent for The New York Times. 
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