Murdoch Travel Plans Upend Fox Claims of Trial ‘Burdens’ (2)

A judge balked at Fox Corp.’s suggestion that it may be too burdensome for Rupert Murdoch to testify in the $1.6 billion defamation trial against Fox News over its reporting on bogus claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged.

At a hearing Tuesday in Dominion Voting Systems Inc.’s lawsuit, Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis cited a letter from Fox claiming Murdoch’s age and lack of direct control over election coverage warranted allowing his testimony to rest on his January deposition.

“There is no reason to subject Mr. Murdoch to the burdens of testifying live at trial,” ...