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The $475 million CNN lawsuit thrown out by his own appointee
Broken“[paraphrase] Trump promised to sue CNN for defamation over its use of "the Big Lie," and filed for $475 million in punitive damages.”
- Promised
- , Complaint filed in U.S. District Court, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Re-promised
- 2 times with a fresh deadline
- Topic
- Justice & the courts
- Era
- Between terms
What happened
On July 28-29, 2023 U.S. District Judge Raag Singhal — a Trump appointee — dismissed the suit, ruling that every CNN statement Trump cited was protected opinion. Singhal wrote that "no reasonable viewer could (or should)" read "the Big Lie" as accusing Trump of advocating genocide. Trump recovered nothing.
Sources
- A federal judge has dismissed Trump's defamation case against CNN over 'the Big Lie'
- Trump's defamation lawsuit against CNN over 'the Big Lie' dismissed in Florida
- Trump Loses $475 Million Suit Against CNN—Latest Defeat In Multiple Media Faceoffs
- Judge says CNN's use of 'Big Lie' regarding Trump isn't defamation