California Gov. Gavin Newsom has sued Fox News over alleged defamation, saying the network knowingly aired false information about him over a phone call he had with President Donald Trump around the t

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has sued Fox News for defamation, demanding $787 million in monetary damages. The governor alleged that a Fox News host used an edited clip of President Trump’s remarks about Newsom to falsely claim that Newsom had lied about Trump not calling him about deploying National Guard troops to quell L.

Newsom announced Friday that he filed a defamation lawsuit against Fox News, seeking $787 million over host Jesse Watters’ claim that Newsom lied about his phone calls with President Donald Trump earlier this month. According to Politico, Newsom alleged that Watters’ program “misleadingly edited a video of Trump to support the claim.”