Rudy Giuliani, Mike Lindell and Sidney Powell LOSE bid to dismiss multibillion dollar suit filed against them by voting machine firm Dominion over their claims technology was rigged to cost Donald Trump the election
A judge denied a request to dismiss a lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani and other powerful Trump supporters who claimed rigged voting machines cost him the election.
In a written decision shared Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols said the lawsuits brought against Giuliani, Sidney Powell and Mike Lindell by Dominion Voting Systems should move forward.
Dominion, which sells electronic voting systems, filed defamation lawsuits against Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, lawyer Sidney Powell, and MyPillow creator Lindell for $1.3billion each. They allegedly claimed - without evidence - that the voting machine company rigged the 2020 US election in Joe Biden's favor.
Rudy Giuliani, pictured with hair dye running down his face, claimed the $1.3billion lawsuit against him by voting systems company Dominion should be thrown out due to technical procedural grounds. He is also involved in another FBI probe
Giuliani (above), Sidney Powell, and Mike Lindell were denied by D.C. Judge Carl Nichols to have their defamation case dismissed
The trio argued that the case should be thrown out because they didn't 'defame' the voting systems company by claiming they helped rig the election in Joe Biden's favor.
Giuliani, the hero 9/11 NYC mayor who is now Trump's fixer, argued that should be thrown on on technical procedural grounds.
He says Dominion has failed to provide sufficient detail to explain its nine-figure claim against him, and that the case should be disqualified as a result.
Powell and Lindell argued their cases should be moved out of Washington D.C. in favor of a Texas and Minnesota court.
In a June hearing, Powell and Lindell argued they couldn't be sued for defamation because they believe the conspiracy theory to be true.
Powell's attorney Howard Kleinhendler said her public statements claiming fraud could not be taken with 'actual malice' or be defamatory as it was based on sworn affidavits and evidence.
US laws stipulate that a false statement is only defamatory if it is made maliciously, although Powell has so far failed in her bid to use that defense.
Powell requested her case to moved out of D.C. and her lawyer claims she cannot be sued with defamation on statements she believed were true
Lindell, the creator of MyPillow, also requested his case be moved out of D.C. and countersued the company for 'weaponizing the litigation process to silence political dissent'
Her lawyer argued that her statements should be taken as opinions instead of facts because she based it on legal claims she believed were true.
Lindell's lawyer Andrew Parker pointed out that there are 'investigations going on right now' and just because it wasn't true today, doesn't mean it won't be tomorrow.
Giuliani did not refute Dominion's allegations against him that he knowingly made false statements. The lawsuit is based on the more than 50 statements he made against them on his podcast, Twitter page, and to the conservative media.
He is also currently facing another probe from the FBI over claims he broke lobbying laws while working as a fixer for Donald Trump.
The former NYC mayor's Manhattan apartment was raided in May, amid claims Giuliani broke the law by trying to dig up dirt on Joe and Hunter Biden from Ukrainian sources while working for the former president. He denies those claims.
The three Trump allies aren't the only ones being sued for defamation. Newsmax, One America News, and Fox News are facing lawsuits for helping the spread of disinformation (pictured: Trump discreetly leaving Trump Tower on Tuesday)
Dominion was accused of using their electronic voting system (pictured above) to rig the election to help Joe Biden win
Lindell also countersued the voting company for 'weaponizing the litigation process to silence political dissent and suppress evidence,' according to Forbes.
Dominion has filed multiple lawsuits against Trump allies and conservative television networks.
The company said it was defamed because Trump and his supporters spread false claims that it rigged the election against him.
Nichols first focused on the lawsuit against Powell, who's nicknamed 'the Kraken.' Dominion allegedly claimed Powell helped incite the riot.
In the 44-page opinion, the company wrote in its complaint that Powell, alongside like-minded media outlets, helped fuel the disinformation campaign, according to The Hill.
Dominion is also suing Newsmax and One America News and Fox News for allegedly lying about its machines.
Fox News filed a motion to dismiss the case.
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