Newsmax settles Dominion election defamation case for $67m

Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis had already ruled in this case that Newsmax did defame Dominion.

But the judge left it to a jury to determine whether Newsmax acted with malice, and how much in damages to award. The trial had been due to begin in October.

Newsmax said it chose to settle because it argued the proceedings were unfair.

"From the very beginning, Judge Davis ruled in ways that strongly favored the plaintiffs and limited Newsmax's ability to defend itself," Newsmax said.

The network said a "pattern of judicial rulings" had denied Newsmax due process and "left the company to believe it would not receive a fair trial".

The Delaware Superior Court declined to comment.

Newsmax said it stood by its coverage of the 2020 election, adding it believed it was "critically important for the American people to hear both sides of the election disputes".

The TV network also paid $40m last year to settle a defamation lawsuit from another voting machine company, Smartmatic.

In 2023, Fox News agreed to pay $787.5m over similar allegations from Dominion that the network had spread false claims about the vote being rigged against Trump.