The network argued that Jason Donner had not shown he faced illegal discrimination. The nation’s capital bans discrimination based on political party membership or endorsement, but Donner hasn’t shown he joined a political party, nor that his bosses knew and fired him for it, Fox lawyers said.
In a lawsuit moved to federal court Monday, producer Jason Donner said he was part of a “purge” of employees who refused to report only information that would “appease” former President Donald Trump and his supporters.