Dominion can force Murdochs to testify, judge rules – By Matt Bernardini (UPI) / Apr 5 2023
April 5 (UPI) — Fox Corporation executives Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch must testify on the witness stand if called to do so, in this month’s defamation trial brought by Dominion Voting Systems, a Delaware judge ruled Wednesday.
If Dominion subpoenas the Murdochs they would need to show up at the courthouse and take the witness stand, Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis said. Dominion has sued Fox for $1.6 billion, saying it was defamed when the network said that its voting systems manipulated the election results.
Fox had tried to block them from testifying, saying their testimony wasn’t necessary, but Davis disagreed.
“Fox and Dominion have made these four parties very relevant,” Davis said during a hearing on Wednesday, according to CNBC. “It’s not the corporation that raises its hand on the stand, it’s their officers and directors that raise their hand on the stand.”
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