(Reuters) -California Governor Gavin Newsom filed a lawsuit on Friday accusing Fox News of defaming him through its coverage of a phone call between himself and President Donald Trump, according to Politico and the New York Times.

The lawsuit, which seeks at least $787 million in damages, comes as the California governor adopts an increasingly combative style with the president and his allies.

In a lawsuit filed Friday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom alleged that Fox intentionally manipulated a video to give the appearance that the governor lied about a phone call with President Donald Trump.