Jeanine Pirro

Politics & Government

Fox's Jeanine Pirro is back in the hot seat in $1.6 billion election defamation case

7:08pm September 30, 2022

by David Folkenflik

Dominion Voting Systems' lawyers want to question the Fox News star again over texts they got just hours before she sat for a sworn deposition. Dominion sued Fox over false claims of election fraud.

Among the stars being questioned under oath for Dominion Voting Systems' defamation suit against Fox News are Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Maria Bartiromo. Banners bearing their images hang from Fox Corp. headquarters in New York City, first, second a

Politics & Government

Fox producer's warning against Jeanine Pirro surfaces in Dominion defamation suit

12:31pm September 06, 2022

by David Folkenflik

Jeanine Pirro, Tucker Carlson and others are being grilled under oath in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News for spreading lies about a voting tech company's role in the 2020 elections.

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Sidney Powell, center, and Rudy Giuliani, left, are defendants in a new lawsuit filed by the electronic voting systems maker Smartmatic. The company is seeking more than $2.7 billion over what it says was a "disinformation" campaign about its role in the

Election Tech Company Sues Fox News, Giuliani And Others For $2.7 Billion

6:21pm February 04, 2021

by Bill Chappell

The suit names Fox stars Lou Dobbs and Maria Bartiromo and Jeanine Pirro, as well as Trump allies Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell.

Fox Business host Lou Dobbs suggested Republicans who voted to certify President-elect Joe Biden's win were "criminal."

After Deadly Capitol Riot, Fox News Stays Silent On Stars' Incendiary Rhetoric

4:43pm January 13, 2021

Many Fox News hosts, commentators and guests helped stoke the pro-Trump protests that became an assault on Congress. Among those influenced was Ashli Babbitt, who died while storming the Capitol.

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People gather outside the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus on Monday to protest the state's stay-at-home order, which is in effect until May 1.

Fox News Executive Tries To Rein In Stars As They Cheer On Anti-Lockdown Rallies

8:35pm April 22, 2020

by David Folkenflik

Fox News stars have championed protests against governors who have ordered shutdowns to contain the pandemic. A top Fox executive ordered hosts to acknowledge health risks posed by the rallies.

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Joseph Azam says he left his senior post at News Corp. in late 2017 over the coverage of Muslims, immigrants and race by Fox News and other Murdoch news outlets.

Former Murdoch Executive Says He Quit Over Fox's Anti-Muslim Rhetoric

8:33pm March 21, 2019

by David Folkenflik

A former top executive for Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. tells NPR he left his job because of relentlessly harsh depictions of Muslims and immigrants in Murdoch's media properties, especially Fox News.

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