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Former President Donald Trump.
  • Smartmatic subpoenaed Donald Trump's 2020 campaign, which has since become his MAGA PAC.
  • The subpoenas were issued for Smartmatic's defamation lawsuits against Fox News and Newsmax.
  • Trump's lawyers defamed Smartmatic with election conspiracy theories, Smartmatic says.

Smartmatic subpoenaed ex-President Donald Trump's former campaign operation this week as part of its defamation lawsuits over election conspiracy theories.

The election technology company — which was falsely accused of manipulating the 2020 presidential election results by Trump's lawyers — issued the subpoenas as part of its defamation lawsuits against Fox News and Newsmax.