Donald Trump must face defamation lawsuit from Central Park Five defendants
- A federal judge ruled that five men, known as the Central Park Five, may proceed with a defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump for false statements made during a presidential debate.
- The Central Park Five were wrongfully convicted in 1989 and filed the lawsuit in October 2024 after Trump made false claims during a presidential debate.
- U.S. District Judge Wendy Beetlestone stated that Trump's remarks could be seen as false statements of fact and that they can be objectively determined to be false.
- Trump’s legal team claimed that his statements were opinion, but the case may expose uncomfortable truths during depositions, as suggested by Attorney Alan Dershowitz.
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Alan Dershowitz Warns Central Park Five They ‘Will Regret’ Filing Suit Against Trump
Attorney Alan Dershowitz said on Newsmax Friday that the Central Park Five may come to regret filing a defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump, calling the case both legally tenuous and politically risky for the plaintiffs. A federal judge refused to dismiss a defamation lawsuit against Trump filed by the exonerated Central Park Five over his past public remarks. […] Alan Dershowitz Warns Central Park Five They ‘Will Regret’ Filing Sui…
Judge Shuts Down Trump’s Attempt to Dismiss Central Park Five Lawsuit, Says His ‘Demonstrably False’ Claims Could Show ‘Actual Malice’ and Suggests He Knew They Were Lies
A federal judge has denied Donald Trump's bid to dismiss a defamation lawsuit brought against him by the "Central Park Five," the five men wrongly
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