At the very last minute, both Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News decided to settle their closely watched defamation lawsuit, rather than make their cases at trial.

Jeremy W. Peters, who covers media and politics for The Times, was inside the courtroom as it happened.

Guest: Jeremy W. Peters, a media and politics correspondent for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• The settlement with Dominion Voting Systems was another extraordinary twist in a case that exposed the inner workings of the most powerful voice in conservative news.
• The settlement averts what would have been a landmark trial.

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