https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/03/trump-sues-cnn-defamation-punitive-damages
Donald Trump has sued cable TV network CNN, claiming defamation and seeking punitive damages of $475m, according to a Florida court filing on Monday.
The US cable news station has attempted to smear the former US president “with a series of ever-more scandalous, false, and defamatory labels of ‘racist,’ ‘Russian lackey,’ ‘insurrectionist,’ and ultimately ‘Hitler’,” Trump’s lawyers claimed. The lawsuit has been filed in federal court in Fort Lauderdale.
“Beyond simply highlighting any negative information about the plaintiff and ignoring all positive information about him, 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,” the filing states.
There's about four years of archived tweets and recorded footage where Trump calls CNN a "failing", "low-rated" network. Now of all a sudden they are this powerhouse with "massive influence".
How dumb can this guy be to forget he's been calling them a failing, plummeting news network for four years?
@AverageJoe1. If he were to prevail,, imagine how many suits would come out of the woodwork.
Some loser liberal would be able to say. "What !?!?! You called me a smelly socialist?!? Socialists are scum, so I have been slandered!!"
@AverageJoe1
Just shows how frigging NAIVE you are. It is NOT for attention. It is in FACT to draw in more money from his hypnotized base, he has already gotten a quarter BIL that way, he just want's to make it an even full BILLION. I bet even YOU gave him money.
@sonhouse saidSo, his getting attention seems to work!
@AverageJoe1
Just shows how frigging NAIVE you are. It is NOT for attention. It is in FACT to draw in more money from his hypnotized base, he has already gotten a quarter BIL that way, he just want's to make it an even full BILLION. I bet even YOU gave him money.
@AverageJoe1
That is all he EVER wanted. Adoration, Loyalty to Donald Trump only. You gave him THAT in spades.
@sonhouse saidNo sonhouse, he wanted people to be talking about him, and you blokes pay out on that week after week after week.
@AverageJoe1
That is all he EVER wanted. Adoration, Loyalty to Donald Trump only. You gave him THAT in spades.
Keep it alive sonhouse, it's almost as if you are working unpaid for Trump in your spare time. He'd be grateful except you're as insignificant as an ant.
@shavixmir saidHe can go there along with all the 'impeacher conspiracy ijits'.
the trumpster is forever suing anything and everything.
It’s a manipulative powerplay which the US system allows.
I’d send him to jail for wasting tax payers money. Judges costs, etc.