Trump targets Dominion lawyers on same day judge finds Newsmax defamed voting software company [View all]

Source: The Independent

Thursday 10 April 2025 17:07 BST


On the same day a Delaware judge ruled that MAGA cable channel Newsmax had made false and defamatory statements about Dominion Voting Systems following the 2020 election, President Donald Trump signed an executive order targeting the law firm representing the voting software company.

Having already helped Dominion grab a landmark $787.5m settlement from Fox News over its election lies, Susman Godfrey is just the latest firm singled out for punishment by the president for assisting or employing Trump’s political rivals.

In an executive order Trump signed at the Oval Office on Wednesday, the president is seeking to revoke the security clearances of the firm’s attorneys, slash federal contracts and limit their access to government buildings, making it extremely difficult for the agency to represent clients with any claims or business with the federal government.

During his signing ceremony, Trump told reporters, “There were some very bad things that happened with these law firms.” The president also boasted about law agencies capitulating in the face of his executive orders.

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-newsmax-dominion-voting-b2730996.html