Fox Can't Depose LinkedIn Founder In $2.7B Smartmatic Case

By Frank G. Runyeon ( April 10, 2025, 4:23 PM EDT) -- A New York state judge Thursday denied Fox News' request to depose LinkedIn founder and Democratic donor Reid Hoffman about his investment in Smartmatic, but allowed limited questioning of his adviser as part of the voting company's $2.7 billion defamation case stemming from false claims that it helped rig the 2020 election....

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