Newsmax Sued by Law Firm Over ‘Haircut’ on Dominion Fees

Sept. 19, 2025, 2:52 PM UTC

The conservative network Newsmax is refusing to pay more than $400,000 to a law firm that defended it from claims it defamed two voting technology companies in reports claiming they helped rig the 2020 presidential election against Donald Trump, according to a lawsuit.

Todd & Weld LLP said in the complaint, filed Thursday in Massachusetts Superior Court, that Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy expressed that the Boston-based firm should accept “a couple hundred thousand dollar haircut” because the network “lost” the lawsuits from Dominion and Smartmatic.

Newsmax owes $426,498.96 for its work on the Dominion case, according to the firm. ...

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