Published 2 years ago

Trump sues CNN claiming defamation, seeks $475 million in punitive damages

Summary by Ground News

Former President Trump has sued CNN in federal court in Florida for defamation. In the lawsuit filed Monday, Trump’s attorneys claim CNN “has sought to use its massive influence — purportedly as a ‘trusted’ news source — to defame the Plaintiff in the minds of its viewers and readers for the purpose of defeating him politically, culminating in CNN claiming credit for ‘[getting] Trump out’ in the 2020 presidential election.”

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Times of India

Donald Trump files $475 million defamation lawsuit against CNN

Trump repeatedly attacked CNN as president, which resonated with his conservative followers. He has similarly filed lawsuits against big tech companies with little success. His case against Twitter for knocking him off its platform following the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol insurrection was thrown out by a California judge earlier this year.

2 years ago·India

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News18 India

Trump Files Defamation Suit Against CNN, Seeks $475 Mn in Damages

Former US president Donald Trump sued CNN on Monday, accusing the cable television news network of defamation and seeking $475 million in punitive damages

2 years ago·India

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The Guardian

Trump sues CNN for defamation and seeks $475m in punitive damages

Cable news has tried to smear ex-president ‘with a series of ever-more scandalous, false, and defamatory labels’, says court filing

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

Trump files $475 million defamation lawsuit against CNN

The lawsuit focuses primarily on CNN’s use of the term “The Big Lie” about Donald Trump’s claims of widespread fraud, which he says cost him the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden

2 years ago·India

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CTV News

Trump sues CNN claiming defamation, seeks US$475M in punitive damages

Former U.S. president Donald Trump sued CNN for defamation on Monday, seeking US$475 million in punitive damages and claiming the network had carried out a 'campaign of libel and slander' against him.

2 years ago·Canada

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