The judge overseeing the Fox News vs. Dominion trial on Wednesday sent a strong signal to attorneys that the Jan. 6 Capitol riot – which happened after the alleged defamation – is not a relevant topic and should be “stayed away from.”
Judge Eric Davis led the conference call that was scheduled to tackle a few pretrial issues, including the curation of each sides’ witness list. The April 17 trial was expected to include live testimony from Fox figures including Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Lou Dobbs.
But Davis opened the call with his opinion on the relevance of the Jan.