Lawyers for voting machine company Dominion said today is a "bittersweet" day for the company after it settled its $787.5m (拢633m) defamation lawsuit with Fox News.
Tuesday 18 April 2023 22:38, UK
That brings an end to our live coverage after a settlement was reached in the defamation lawsuit between Dominion and Fox News.
You can catch up on the key moments below.
Fox News might be saying goodbye to this case today - but the legal headaches are not over for the network yet.
A rival technology company, Smartmatic USA, has also sued Fox for defamation over election claims.
Unlike Dominion, Smartmatic's role in the 2020 election was restricted to Los Angeles County.
The company is seeking $2.7bn (拢2.17bn) in damages in a New York state court.
Though the Smartmatic case isn't yet ready for trial, it has survived a push by Fox News to get it thrown out.
Fox News has issued a statement after reaching a settlement in its lawsuit with Dominion.
The network says it is "pleased" to have come to an agreement in the dispute.
"We acknowledge the court's rulings finding certain claims about Dominion to be false.
"This settlement reflects Fox's continued commitment to the highest journalistic standards.
"We are hopeful that our decision to resolve this dispute with Dominion amicably instead of the acrimony of a divisive trial, allows the country to move forward from these issues."
Davida Brook, another Dominion lawyer, gives a short final statement.
"Thank you to all of you for being with us on this journey," she says.
"We appreciate what you've done to help us, and help expose what we were able to discover over the course of this process.
"Thank you and we'll see you at the next one," she adds, bringing the news conference to a close.
Stephen Shackelford, co-lead counsel for Dominion, then steps up to the microphone.
He says it's a "great" but "bittersweet" day for the company.
Mr Shackelford says he was reminded of the "hell" that Dominion employees "went through and continue to go through" as he was preparing to give the opening statement in the trial that never came.
"Money is accountability and we got that today from Fox," he says.
He adds that the lawyers are "not done yet" and have "some other people who have some accountability coming towards them" - though he does not give any more details.
Hootan Yaghoobzadeh, co-founder of Staple Street Capital, the investment firm that owns Dominion, speaks next.
He says "for us, this case has always been about exposing the truth and holding those who knowingly spread lies accountable".
Mr Yaghoobzadeh thanks employees of the company who have "been through so much".
He also praises the firm's lawyers for their "hard work"
"Without their efforts and resolve the truth that has been exposed over the course of the last several months may never have seen the light of day."
John Poulos says "truthful reporting in the media is essential to democracy".
The Dominion CEO thanked the court in Delaware for allowing the company "the process for the truth to come out".
"I cannot thank the election officials we serve enough - without them there is no democracy".
He says they "deserve much better" for their "tireless work".
Mr Poulos adds that he is "grateful" for the support the company has received.
John Poulos, Dominion Voting Systems CEO, is next to speak outside the Delaware court.
He says the settlement is "historic".
Mr Poulos says Fox News has admitted to telling lies about the Dominion which caused "enormous damage" to the company, its employers and customers.
"Nothing can ever make up for that," he adds.
He says the evidence gathered in the case "underscores the consequences of telling lies".
Justin Nelson, says people across the political sphere in the US "can and should disagree on issues, even of the most profound importance".
"For our democracy to endure for another 250 years, and hopefully much longer, we must share a commitment to the facts," he says.
Mr Nelson says misinformation will not go away and may only get worse.
"This litigation cannot solve all problems - all of us remain ever vigilant to find common factual ground."
He adds that today is a "ringing endorsement for truth and for democracy".
Counsel for Dominion Voting Systems are speaking outside the court.
Justin Nelson, a member of the team, begins by saying "the truth matters, lies have consequences".
He says "a torrent of lies" more than two years ago "swept Dominion and election officials across America into an alternative universe of conspiracy theories, causing grievous harm to Dominion and the country".
He adds that today's settlement represents "vindication and accountability".
Mr Nelson says the "truth does not know red or blue", in a reference to the colours of the Democratic and Republican parties in the US.
