Former President Donald Trump has sued CNN for defamation.
Trump who filed the lawsuit in Florida on Monday, claimed 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.”
Trump is reportedly suing the outlet, who boasted record viewership during Trump’s time in the White House, for $475 million, according to The Hill.
The former president’s attorneys allege in the filing that CNN “has undertaken a smear campaign to malign the Plaintiff with a barrage of negative associations and innuendos, broadcasting commentary that he is like a cult leader, a Russian lackey, a dog whistler to white supremacists, and a racist.”
It also cited anchors, personalities and pundits on CNN using the term “Big Lie” to refer to Trump’s repeated false statements about the 2020 election and voter fraud as evidence of the outlet attempting to associate him with Adolf Hitler.
Trump has hinted before at suing the left-wing news network. Over the summer Trump said in a statement he would “also be commencing actions against other media outlets who have defamed me and defrauded the public regarding the overwhelming evidence of fraud throughout the 2020 Election.”
So far it’s unclear if Trump plans to target any other news outlets.
CNN has recently been undergoing a makeover under its new leader Chris Licht. In a distinct shift from former president Jeff Zucker’s highly partisan approach to news Licht has opted to remove any highly partisan talent from the air.
Left-wing hosts like Brian Stelter were the first to get the axe but recently former primetime host Don Lemon was demoted to co-hosting the network’s morning show, a message that no CNN talent is safe under the new regime.
In order to prove defamation, public officials and other public figures must prove journalists acted with actual malice or reckless disregard for the truth in their reporting, a distinctly high legal bar.
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Hooray Yes
Everything he points out in his lawsuit is the absolute TRUTH being told by CNN. Again, just another way to get attention and try to make himself out as the victim.
You’re right that he’s making himself out to be the victim, but maybe it’s justified. Was their Russian collusion obsession true? How about their mischaracterization of his Charlottesville comments? Or trying to make a hero out of that scumbag liar, Michael Avenatti who just made up anti-Trump garbage?
Go Trump. Take down CNN. They do have the right to free speech, but they also have the responsibility to check the truth before making public statements. If they spoke lies, they are either intentional or incompetent. Either way, they have a responsibility to be accurate, not just spouting opinions.
You don’t understand, if they told the truth they’d be out of business in 30 days….the ignorant drones that lapp up the swill they puke out would scream like a bunch of sick banshees !!!
Saying CNN does news is hypocrisy at it’s finest. From 1983 to 2013 I was flying regularly and CNN was everywhere and I watched the transition from half news to propaganda which it still is today…..nothing but trash.
Your article includes the statement “repeated false statements about the 2020 election.” Perhaps his lawsuit should include the person who wrote this article.
You can’t blame him they lied and lied every minute of every hour of every day they should be sued and force to go off the air
News organizations have one responsibility , to report the news truthfully and accurately as they possibly can no matter their personal feeling on the matter . Of late , news commentators have taken to spinning the news to suit their personal view point and or political leaning . This is dishonest and not in keeping with the once high standards of such news greats as Walter Cronkite , John Facenda and Huntley and Brinkley . None of today’s news men are anywhere near their class or calibre .
Ever since obumass shut down the law that forced all news outlets to tell the truth, they have gone straight to hell and gone. Not that cnn actually told the truth,ever, they went totally apeshit with the lies. They lied about anything and everybody. Only being topped by msnbc. President Trump, shut theying sons-of-bitches down!!!!!
President Trump please reinstate the honesty LAW obumass deleted. About 79% of the lying bastards that call themselves reporters will be out of a career. And possably out of Barry’s pocket.
Way to go Trump. clean up the trash.