Former US president Donald Trump notified CNN of his intention to file a defamation lawsuit against the network. .“I will also be commencing actions against other media outlets who have defamed and defrauded the public regarding the overwhelming evidence of fraud throughout the 2020 election,” said Trump in a Wednesday statement. .“I will never stop fighting for the truth and for the future of our country.”.The letter obtained by The Hill calls for CNN to retract or correct numerous on-air statements and published articles about Trump lawyers allege are false and defamatory. .The letter goes on to cite multiple examples, many of which relate to the network’s coverage of Trump’s repeated claims the 2020 United States presidential election was fraudulent. CNN said these claims were “lies,” “false narratives,” and “ baseless theories.” .The lawsuit alleges the comments are defamatory because Trump believes his claims the election was stolen. .Trump spent his time since leaving office continuing to claim the 2020 election was stolen or rigged against him. Multiple audits and recounts have validated U.S. President Joe Biden’s victory, and former Trump administration officials have said there was not enough fraud to change the outcome..Many of the articles cited in the lawsuit are opinion or analysis pieces about Trump’s rhetoric after the 2020 election, tying it to the attack on the U.S. Capitol Building in 2021. Other stories are news articles documenting his frequent inaccurate statements about election fraud..The lawsuit references commentary on CNN after the 2016 election by Democrats who asserted Russian interference allowed Trump to win. Intelligence agencies have established Russia interfered in this election..Other news outlets have referred to Trump’s claims about the 2020 election as “baseless” or “lies,” but he has been fighting with CNN for years.
Former US president Donald Trump notified CNN of his intention to file a defamation lawsuit against the network. .“I will also be commencing actions against other media outlets who have defamed and defrauded the public regarding the overwhelming evidence of fraud throughout the 2020 election,” said Trump in a Wednesday statement. .“I will never stop fighting for the truth and for the future of our country.”.The letter obtained by The Hill calls for CNN to retract or correct numerous on-air statements and published articles about Trump lawyers allege are false and defamatory. .The letter goes on to cite multiple examples, many of which relate to the network’s coverage of Trump’s repeated claims the 2020 United States presidential election was fraudulent. CNN said these claims were “lies,” “false narratives,” and “ baseless theories.” .The lawsuit alleges the comments are defamatory because Trump believes his claims the election was stolen. .Trump spent his time since leaving office continuing to claim the 2020 election was stolen or rigged against him. Multiple audits and recounts have validated U.S. President Joe Biden’s victory, and former Trump administration officials have said there was not enough fraud to change the outcome..Many of the articles cited in the lawsuit are opinion or analysis pieces about Trump’s rhetoric after the 2020 election, tying it to the attack on the U.S. Capitol Building in 2021. Other stories are news articles documenting his frequent inaccurate statements about election fraud..The lawsuit references commentary on CNN after the 2016 election by Democrats who asserted Russian interference allowed Trump to win. Intelligence agencies have established Russia interfered in this election..Other news outlets have referred to Trump’s claims about the 2020 election as “baseless” or “lies,” but he has been fighting with CNN for years.
