Trump suing CNN as he claims defamation - and seeks $475m in damages
Mr Trump is claiming that the network had carried out a"campaign of libel and slander" against him and that the network had used its influence as a leading news organisation to defeat him politically.Donald Trump is suing CNN for defamation, seeking $475m in punitive damages claiming the network had carried out a"campaign of libel and slander" against him.
The former US president, 76, says in his lawsuit that CNN had used its considerable influence as a leading news organisation to defeat him politically.claims in the 29-page lawsuit that CNN had a long track record of criticising him but had ramped up its attacks in recent months because the network feared that he would run again for the presidency in 2024.
"As a part of its concerted effort to tilt the political balance to the left, 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 lawsuit claims. It also lists several instances in which CNN appeared to compare Mr Trump to Hitler, including a January 2022 special report by host Fareed Zakaria that included footage of the German dictator.
The Republican, who in 2020 lost a re-election bid to Democrat Joe Biden, has not said whether he would seek re-election.
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