JUST IN: Fox News Alleges Smartmatic Execs Bribed LA County Officials in New Filing

Colby Hall Aug 8th, 2025, 1:54 pm

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According to a just-filed petition , Fox News is requesting public records from Los Angeles County regarding the relationship between voting technology company Smartmatic and county officials, alleging to have obtained “indications” the company engaged in misconduct tantamount to bribery.

Fox’s corporate owner, Fox Corporation, faces a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit from Smartmatic over allegations it promoted President Donald Trump’s stolen election lies in the wake of 2020. Fox News settled a similar lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems for $787 million in 2023.

In the petition, Fox’s legal team argued that Justice Department fi

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