Newsom Targets Fox News With Dominion-Sized Lawsuit Over Trump Phone Call Dispute

California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom filed a $787 million defamation lawsuit against Fox News on Friday, alleging the news network deliberately misrepresented the timeline of a phone call between him and President Donald Trump to make it appear the governor lied about their communication.

The lawsuit, first reported by POLITICO, centers on Fox News’ coverage of a June 7 phone call between Trump and Newsom during anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles County. President Trump said he deployed thousands of National Guard troops and hundreds of Marines to the area to quell the violence despite the governor’s objections, but local officials say they are there to protect federal buildings and federal workers.