The 2020 election is over, but the lawsuits are just starting
Voting tech company Smartmatic is suing several of Donald Trump’s allies, Fox News personalities and the network itself for an eye-watering $2.7 billion in damages over false claims of fraud in the 2020 election. Another company, Dominion, has been rattling its saber as well. Today we’ll talk about where those suits might go and why even the right-wing Newsmax is backing off its #StopTheSteal claims. Plus: Snow cocktails!
Here’s everything we talked about today:
- “Democrats Want To Focus On Marjorie Taylor Greene. That May Come Back To Haunt Them.” from BuzzFeed News
- “WELP: Republican Voters Approve of Marjorie Taylor Greene Over Liz Cheney By a Whopping 38 Points in New Poll” from Mediaite
- “Smartmatic Files $2.7 Billion Lawsuit Against Fox News” from the New York Times
- “Newsmax anchor storms off set when MyPillow CEO voices election conspiracies” from CNN
- Snow cocktails from Chef Jose Andres
- “We talked to the Marine from this viral Inauguration Day photo with Lady Gaga” from Task and Purpose
- “Amanda Gorman Interviewed by Michelle Obama” from Time
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