A Trump supporter who became the focus of right-wing conspiracy theories after his involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot has filed a defamation lawsuit against Fox News and former host Tucker Carlson.
his lawsuit
, Epps accused Fox News of telling a “fantastical story” that he acted as a government-sponsored instigator of the violence that ensued as Congress sought to certify Joe Biden's electoral victory. The lawsuit argues that Carlson launched a “years-long campaign” that spread falsehoods that “destroyed” the lives of Epps and his wife, who now reside in Utah but were living in Arizona at the time.for “economic, emotional, reputational and other injuries.
“As Fox recently learned in its litigation against Dominion Voting Systems, its lies have consequences,” Epps's lawyers wrote. Carlson was the host of"Tucker Carlson Tonight" at Fox News until April, when he was booted from the network amid the fallout over the Dominion lawsuit.Zoë Richards is the evening politics reporter for NBC News.
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