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Wilmington, Delaware: A former producer for Fox News who was fired says she found more proof related to the Dominion case.
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Abby Grossberg, a former Fox News producer now working for Dominion Voting Systems, claims to have found new evidence in the defamation lawsuit against Fox News.
Grossberg alleges in a new affidavit that Fox News lawyers ignored her repeated requests to check her possessions, including a broken company-issued mobile phone, throughout court-ordered discovery.
She claims that a forensic specialist has recovered two recordings she made on the shattered phone using an app called Otter. The tapes were two phone conversations she had with Maria Bartiromo, one with Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and the other with two sources who claimed to know of Dominion voter fraud.
Grossberg claims that she informed Fox lawyers of her concerns over Otter in August.
Grossberg was terminated in March when she filed a complaint against Fox lawyers, saying that they pressured her into giving false testimony in the Dominion case and that she was being used as a scapegoat for the network’s coverage of the 2020 election. Fox claims she was fired because she shared confidential information.
The defamation lawsuit filed against Fox News by Dominion Voting Systems alleges that Fox News, along with other defendants, spread baseless claims that Dominion rigged the 2020 presidential election in favor of Joe Biden.
The lawsuit alleges that Fox News’s coverage of the election and its aftermath was part of a “knowing and intentional” effort to mislead viewers and create a false narrative about the election. The lawsuit seeks more than $1.6 billion in damages.
Grossberg, a former senior producer for shows Maria Bartiromo and Tucker Carlson, claims in her statement that she informed Fox lawyers on multiple occasions that the company-issued mobile she used during coverage of the 2020 election was broken.
The statement claims that Fox’s lawyers advised her to keep the phone but denied requests to search or copy the contents. Grossberg claims that a forensic specialist has recovered two recordings she made on the shattered phone using an app called Otter.
The Otter app is a voice-to-text transcription service that allows users to record audio and generate text transcriptions of the recording at the same time. Grossberg claimed to have made use of Otter in the course of her regular producing duties.
The app acts as a repository for recordings and allows for their distribution. Grossberg alleges that Fox lawyers were unaware of the existence of the Otter recordings but had given some of the Otter transcripts that had been discovered in her email to Dominion.
Fox’s attorney Michael Skokna testified last week that Grossberg had concealed the existence of the Otter recordings. Grossberg released a new statement in which she called Skokna’s allegations “absolutely false” and revealed that she had informed Fox lawyers of her concerns over Otter in August.
“I proactively and specifically disclosed to the Fox News attorneys that I used an app called Otter for work purposes during the relevant period,” she wrote, adding that a Fox attorney had subsequently asked her to explain how Otter works.
Attorney Gerry Filippatos has stated that Grossberg’s statement will be submitted to the Delaware court as early as Tuesday, the day on which Grossberg’s trial will begin. Grossberg’s termination from Fox News is seen by some as an attempt by the network to distance itself from the defamation lawsuit filed against it by Dominion Voting Systems.
In a subsequent interview, Grossberg said that she had a forensics expert look at the older phone and that it was during this process that the expert found the recordings of the two interviews.
The lawyer for Grossberg gave the recording to NBC. Dominion said last week that they had received from Fox recordings of Grossberg as a producer and aired one of these tapes in court last week. This recording was with Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani.
The original version of this item was published on NBCNews.com.
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What new evidence did Abby Grossberg allegedly discover in the defamation complaint against Fox News?
Abby Grossberg claims to have found two recordings she made on her broken company-issued mobile phone using an app called Otter. The tapes were two phone conversations she had with Maria Bartiromo, one with Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and the other with two sources who claimed to know of Dominion voter fraud. - What is Otter and how was it used in the production of Fox News shows?
Otter is a voice-to-text transcription service that allows users to record audio and generate text transcriptions of the recording at the same time. Abby Grossberg claims to have made use of Otter in the course of her regular producing duties. -
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What are the potential legal consequences for Fox News attorneys if they are found to have lied about their discovery efforts?
If Fox News attorneys are found to have lied about their discovery efforts, they could face legal consequences such as sanctions, fines, or even disbarment. -
What is the responsibility of legal teams in proving voter fraud allegations?
Legal teams have the responsibility to provide evidence to prove voter fraud allegations. However, baseless claims without evidence can lead to defamation lawsuits. -
How has Abby Grossberg’s case raised questions about the ethics and practices of Fox News and its legal team?
Abby Grossberg’s case has raised questions about the ethics and practices of Fox News and its legal team, specifically regarding their handling of evidence and their coverage of the 2020 election. Grossberg’s termination has also raised concerns that Fox News may be attempting to distance itself from the Dominion lawsuit.