I have no doubt if they had actual proof some conservative would have taken this on pro bono. Dominion is not as big as Apple or Facebook so the whole David vs Goliath thing just doesn't apply here. There is a reason AT backed away and it's because they knew they would lose. As I said, Dominion obviously not afraid of discovery
Proof is not the standard in a libel case — absence of malice is the standard, as long as there is SOME evidence. There was plenty of evidence but the court systems are corrupt and are moving the goalposts on what ‘proof’ is.
They simply caved. Jimrob was bullied by the LATimes and he didn’t cave. He fought towards a settlement, which is why we have that excerpt list here on FR.