Smartmatic Sues Over Money Laundering Charges

0:00I'm Corey, and this is your Pulse of the World, Global News Today. Voting technology company Smartmatic is asking a Miami court to drop a money laundering indictment against its UK parent firm. They blame President Donald Trump and his allies for pushing the charges as payback over false claims that the company rigged his 2020 election loss. Earlier this week, Smartmatic filed a motion saying it fully cooperated with the Justice Department since 2021. That included sharing millions of pages of documents and briefings with agents. They thought the probe was over after a trial date was set for charged executives. But once Trump returned to the White House, prosecutors reversed course and added the parent company last fall. The core allegations involve $1 million in bribes paid to Philippines election officials between 2015 and 2018 to secure a contract for the 2016 presidential vote. Smartmatic argues the case fuels a bogus narrative that Trump truly won in 2020.

1:00The fall-off from those election lies has hammered their business, sparking a $2.7 billion defamation suit against his media. Supporters, prosecutors also want to bring up claims of a slush fund skimmed from a $300 million loss Angela's county voting deal plus a luxury. Home bribed to a Venezuelan election official. Smartmatic, founded by Venezuelans over 20 years ago, now runs elections in 25 countries worldwide. Support for this DNN episode comes from our sponsor. If earbuds fall out when you sleep, this is for you, a pillow with built-in sound, S-O-L-I-S-O-L-Pillow.com.