ger push to undermine the elections. Her own on-air statements became central evidence in defamation lawsuits filed by voting machine companies Smartmatic and Dominion. Fox News eventually settled the lawsuit from Dominion for a whopping $787.5 million, the claim by Smartmatic remains pending. As recently as July, Trump continued to post praise for Bartiromo on his social media, calling her FANTASTIC. Regardless of her departure from Trump's favorite network, there's no indication that her relationship with the president is anything but intact.