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Trump signs order targeting law firm behind $787.5m Fox defamation suit

Media | The Guardian · Sam Levine in New York · last updated

Order punishes Susman Godfrey, which helped Dominion Voting Systems get millions from Fox for 2020 election lies

Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday punishing the law firm that helped Dominion Voting Systems obtain a $787.5m settlement from Fox for lies about the 2020 election.

The order against the firm, Susman Godfrey, marks the latest effort by the president to punish attorneys and firms who have opposed his interests.

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