The lawsuit centers primarily on a segment in which Watters claimed the Democratic governor lied about a conversation with Trump ahead of the president's move to deploy the National Guard.

Gavin Newsom (D-CA) has the "facts on his side," a former federal prosecutor said about his lawsuit against Fox News. Speaking to MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace on Friday, legal analyst Harry Litman addressed Newsom's recent lawsuit regarding an episode of Jesse Waters' show that addressed a debate over when Newsom spoke with President Donald Trump about sending the National Guard to Los Angeles.

The governor alleges Fox News host Jesse Watters claimed that he lied about his phone calls with Trump, who ordered National Guard troops to L.A. earlier this month.