Dominion Voting Systems reaches settlement in its $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit against Guiliani

"Dominion sued Giuliani in 2021 for $1.3 billion in damages after he led Mr. Trump's efforts to cast doubt on the 2020 election results. Conservatives and other Trump supporters blamed the company, one of the nation's top voting machine makers, for the Republican's loss to former President Joe Biden. Many alleged, without evidence, that its systems were easily manipulated. Dominion had provided voting machines for the state of Georgia, a critical battleground that Biden won and which flipped control of the U.S. Senate."

"The web of conspiracy theories following the 2020 election not only caused headaches for Dominion but also undermined public confidence in U.S. elections, led to calls to ban voting machines and triggered death threats against elections officials. But Trump's former attorney general and others found no widespread fraud in the election. Fox News also agreed to a nearly $800 million settlement with Dominion in 2023, and another politically conservative network, Newsmax, agreed to a $67 million settlement with Dominion over its election claims."

Rudy Giuliani reached a confidential settlement with Dominion Voting Systems resolving the company's $1.3 billion defamation suit and prompting permanent dismissal of the case in federal court. The brief court filing did not disclose terms, and representatives for both sides characterized the settlement as confidential. Dominion sued Giuliani after he led efforts to cast doubt on the 2020 results and accused the company of facilitating vote manipulation; Dominion had provided machines in battleground states such as Georgia. Post-election conspiracy claims eroded public confidence, inspired calls to ban voting machines, and produced death threats against election officials.

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