The multibillion dollar defamation lawsuit brought by voting machine company Smartmatic against Fox News lurched forward this week with new allegations filed by Smartmatic that Fox executives destroyed text messages -- and a new ruling Fox News won that will allow them access to new documents that could help their defense. Smartmatic, in a court filing Wednesday, alleged that Fox News and Fox Corp "orchestrated the destruction of text messages across all levels of their corporate hierarchy" -- a filing that comes as Fox continues to fight the defamation lawsuit brought by the voting machine company over the network's 2020 election claims.