Dominion Voting Systems filed a defamation suit against the right-wing network, Newsmax, in 2021, seeking $1.6 billion in damages for pushing 2020 election lies. Three years later, ahead of trial, The Daily Beast exclusively reported Monday that the MAGA network petitioned the court in efforts to get longtime Donald Trump ally John Catsimatidis to testify, “alleging the right-wing channel knowingly peddled election lies.” The Beast notes the trial for Dominion’s defamation case against Fox News was originally scheduled for September, but has been delayed. Trial for Smartmatic’s defamation suit…
