Judge in Fox News Defamation Trial Says He Would Require Rupert Murdoch to Testify

Top Fox leaders would need to appear in person if called as witnesses by plaintiff Dominion Voting Systems, judge says

Fox Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch Photo: Mary Altaffer/Associated Press

A Delaware judge said Wednesday that Fox Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch can’t avoid testifying in person in a looming defamation trial about false election-fraud claims that aired on Fox News.

Superior Court Judge Eric Davis said during a pretrial hearing that if plaintiff Dominion Voting Systems issues a trial subpoena for Mr. Murdoch to testify, he “would not quash it.” The same goes for Fox Chief Executive Lachlan Murdoch, Fox chief legal and policy officer Viet Dinh and former U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, who sits on the Fox board, Judge Davis said.

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