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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
John Bowden

Former Trump AG Bill Barr subpoenaed in Fox News defamation case

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Former Attorney General Bill Barr was subpoenaed over the weekend by a court hearing the defamation case brought by Dominion Voting Systems against Fox News over claims the network aired defamatory claims about the company after the 2020 election.

Mr Barr was sent the subpoena after a court order signed on Friday and dated for Saturday; his summons follows that of former NewsCorp board member James Murdoch, son of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch.

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