Former Fox News Journalist Claims He Was Fired for Not Carrying Trump's Water
/A former Fox News Reporter/Producer is suing the network after losing his job, he says, because he challenged Fox’s lies about the 2020 election.
NBC News reports that James Donner alleges in the lawsuit that Fox News knew President Donald Trump's claims that voter fraud was behind his 2020 loss were false but that following backlash from Trump and the network's audience over its Election Day announcement that President Joe Biden had won Arizona, it "purged" journalists who spoke out against false election fraud claims.
"To win back viewership and pledge its loyalty to President Trump, Fox’s corporate leadership purged the news division and those reporters who spoke out against claims of election fraud," says the suit, filed in Washington, D.C., Superior Court.
The wrongful termination and discrimination claim seeks undisclosed damages and expenses, as well as a judgment that would prohibit Fox News from discriminating or retaliating against Donner or other current or former Fox News employees.
“Mr. Donner’s lawsuit speaks for itself, and we have no further comment beyond that,” plaintiff’s lawyer Brendan J. Klaproth said by email.
Neither a Fox News spokesperson nor lawyers for the network responded to requests for comment.