Trump Will Ask Supreme Court to Revive $475 Million CNN Defamation Lawsuit
Trump says CNN’s coverage of his 2020 election claims was defamatory as he seeks to overturn lower-court rulings that dismissed his $475 million suit.
- President Donald Trump plans to ask the Supreme Court to revive his $475 million defamation lawsuit against CNN, challenging the network's repeated use of the term 'Big Lie' in coverage of his 2020 election claims.
- U.S. District Judge Raag Singhal dismissed the case in July 2023, ruling that CNN's commentary was protected by the First Amendment and that the statements were 'not, as a matter of law, defamatory.'
- In the filing, attorney Alejandro Brito argued Trump was lawfully pursuing claims about election irregularities, alleging the network smeared his reputation by allowing guests to compare him to Adolf Hitler and using terms like 'racist' and 'insurrectionist.'
- Trump's legal team requested a 60-day extension until August 15 to file his petition for review; separately, District Judge Roy Altman scolded Trump on Monday for missing deadlines in a related BBC lawsuit.
- The appeal arrives as Trump pursues multibillion-dollar suits against The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, while CNN's parent company, Warner Bros Discovery, is seeking regulatory approvals for its $110 billion acquisition by Paramount Skydance.
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Trump Asks Justices For Extension In CNN Defamation Appeal
President Donald Trump intends to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to revive his $475 million defamation lawsuit against CNN over the network calling his claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election a "Big Lie," according to a recent filing asking the justices for more time to do so.
Trump wants Supreme Court to revive "Big Lie" lawsuit against CNN
President Donald Trump at the Conservative Political Action Conference in February 2025. (Photo by Gage Skidmore) President Donald Trump plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to revive his defamation lawsuit against CNN, nearly three years after the case was dismissed by a federal judge. The move was disclosed in a filing submitted to the Supreme Court seeking a 60-day extension to file a petition for review. Trump’s attorneys asked the justices t…
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