Trump sues CNN for alleged defamation and is seeking at least $475 million in damages.
Then-President Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Mosinee, Wisconsin on Oct. 24, 2018. Photo: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Former President Trump sued CNN on Monday for alleged defamation and is seeking at least $475 million in damages.Trump has had a contentious relationship with the press, especially CNN, during his time as a candidate and elected official and has bashed news organizations as "fake news" and "enemy of the people."which was filed in a U.S.
"CNN has tried to taint the Plaintiff with a series of ever-more scandalous, false, and defamatory labels of 'racist,' 'Russian lackey,' 'insurrectionist,' and ultimately 'Hitler'" the complaint reads. It alleged CNN has used language like "Trump's big lie" — referring to his claims that the 2020 election was stolen — "with reckless disregard for their truth or falsity, thereby acting with actual malice," citing the legal standard for libel cases in the U.S.
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