Voting technology company Smartmatic is suing One America News Network for defamation in state and federal court, alleging the conservative network repeatedly made false statements about voting machines rigging the 2020 election against President Donald Trump despite knowing those claims were “a lie.”

“The first time it happened could be a mistake,” begins the 197-page lawsuit, filed Wednesday in D.C. federal court. “The second, third, fourth and 50th times it happened were intentional choices. OANN had every opportunity to do the right thing after the 2020 election for president and vice president of the United States. It could have reported the truth. Instead, OANN chose to do the wrong thing every time. It reported a lie.”

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