Dominion’s C.E.O.: We Settled the Lawsuit Against Fox News, but We’re Not Done Yet

NYT OPINION: Dominion’s C.E.O.: We Settled the Lawsuit Against Fox News, but We’re Not Done Yet
By John Poulos
Section: Opinion
Source: New York Times
Published Date: April 21, 2023 at 03:00AM

The public has complicated feelings about our decision to end this trial before it ever began, and that’s OK. It’s bittersweet for us, too.

Vindication. Shame. Triumph. Tragedy. Surrender. These are a few of the characterizations I’ve heard following our recent settlement with Fox News in our historic defamation case against the network for its lies about Dominion Voting Systems and the 2020 election. The public has complicated feelings about our decision to end this trial before it ever began, and that’s OK. It’s bittersweet for us, too. We’ve seen the havoc that lies create for societies, democracies, businesses and families. Over the past two and a half years, I’ve watched it firsthand. My customers, employees, family and friends face harassment, discrimination and threats to this day. But for us at Dominion, when we reflect on the case and its outcome, we think about our first and foremost goal: accountability. On Tuesday, when we proudly walked into the Delaware Superior Court, we were going to trial. We knew our case was incredibly strong, and I still believe that at the end of the six-week trial, the jury most likely would have agreed.

Read more at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/21/opinion/dominion-ceo-fox-lawsuit.html