Donald Trump fired off his latest defamation lawsuit against a news outlet Monday, this time seeking 475 million in punitive damages from CNN over what his lawyers say was an effort to “defame the Plaintiff in the minds of its viewers and readers for the purpose of defeating him politically.”
Trump’s lawsuit (read it here) focuses on references made by CNN on-air figures to the “Big Lie,” or the former president’s unfounded claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him. Trump contends that the references compare him to Adolf Hitler.
“CNN’s highly defamatory and persistent association of the Plaintiff to Hitler and Hitler’s ‘Big Lie’ is no mistaken misappropriation,” Trump’s attorneys write. “It is wanton and malicious ‘reporting’ intended to feed a narrative and to achieve a desired end: to cause readers and viewers to associate the Plaintiff with the lowest of low, to fear him,...
Trump’s lawsuit (read it here) focuses on references made by CNN on-air figures to the “Big Lie,” or the former president’s unfounded claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him. Trump contends that the references compare him to Adolf Hitler.
“CNN’s highly defamatory and persistent association of the Plaintiff to Hitler and Hitler’s ‘Big Lie’ is no mistaken misappropriation,” Trump’s attorneys write. “It is wanton and malicious ‘reporting’ intended to feed a narrative and to achieve a desired end: to cause readers and viewers to associate the Plaintiff with the lowest of low, to fear him,...
- 10/3/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit on Thursday brought by President Donald Trump’s campaign regarding a CNN opinion piece that claimed the campaign was open to receiving Russian assistance.
U.S. District Judge Michael L. Brown ruled on Thursday that the campaign had failed to demonstrate “actual malice,” and that therefore the suit should be thrown out.
The campaign filed suits in February and March regarding a series of opinion columns in The Washington Post, CNN and The New York Times, all of which dealt with Russian election interference. The suits against The Washington Post and The New York Times are still pending.
In the CNN case, the campaign took issue with a column by Larry Noble, a former general counsel of the Federal Election Commission. Noble was expressing alarm about a Trump interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos on June 12, 2019.
“It’s not an interference, they have information...
U.S. District Judge Michael L. Brown ruled on Thursday that the campaign had failed to demonstrate “actual malice,” and that therefore the suit should be thrown out.
The campaign filed suits in February and March regarding a series of opinion columns in The Washington Post, CNN and The New York Times, all of which dealt with Russian election interference. The suits against The Washington Post and The New York Times are still pending.
In the CNN case, the campaign took issue with a column by Larry Noble, a former general counsel of the Federal Election Commission. Noble was expressing alarm about a Trump interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos on June 12, 2019.
“It’s not an interference, they have information...
- 11/12/2020
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a libel suit that Donald Trump’s presidential campaign filed against CNN earlier this year, concluding that the president’s team had failed to sufficiently allege that the network maliciously published a June 13, 2019 op-ed.
At issue was a piece by Larry Noble, a website contributor, who wrote in a column that “the Trump campaign assessed the potential risks and benefits of again seeking Russia’s help in 2020 and has decided to leave that option on the table.” The piece was written in the aftermath of the release of details of Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.
The Trump campaign filed suit against CNN in March, among a series of legal actions it took against media outlets. Trump’s lawyers have a high threshold for providing their case, as they have to show that the network knew the statement was false but published it anyway or acted with gross negligence.
At issue was a piece by Larry Noble, a website contributor, who wrote in a column that “the Trump campaign assessed the potential risks and benefits of again seeking Russia’s help in 2020 and has decided to leave that option on the table.” The piece was written in the aftermath of the release of details of Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.
The Trump campaign filed suit against CNN in March, among a series of legal actions it took against media outlets. Trump’s lawyers have a high threshold for providing their case, as they have to show that the network knew the statement was false but published it anyway or acted with gross negligence.
- 11/12/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
This hasn’t been the best month for the 45th president of the United States. On Wednesday, a Georgia federal court judge rejected a defamation lawsuit brought by Donald Trump against CNN.
Trump’s campaign filed its complaint back in March. It targeted an opinion piece from Larry Noble, a former general counsel at the Federal Election Commission who took the position that Special Counsel Robert Mueller should have charged Trump campaign officials with soliciting dirt on his opponents. The lawsuit made specific objection to a line stating the Trump campaign “assessed the potential risks and benefits of again seeking Russia’s ...
Trump’s campaign filed its complaint back in March. It targeted an opinion piece from Larry Noble, a former general counsel at the Federal Election Commission who took the position that Special Counsel Robert Mueller should have charged Trump campaign officials with soliciting dirt on his opponents. The lawsuit made specific objection to a line stating the Trump campaign “assessed the potential risks and benefits of again seeking Russia’s ...
- 11/12/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
This hasn’t been the best month for the 45th president of the United States. On Wednesday, a Georgia federal court judge rejected a defamation lawsuit brought by Donald Trump against CNN.
Trump’s campaign filed its complaint back in March. It targeted an opinion piece from Larry Noble, a former general counsel at the Federal Election Commission who took the position that Special Counsel Robert Mueller should have charged Trump campaign officials with soliciting dirt on his opponents. The lawsuit made specific objection to a line stating the Trump campaign “assessed the potential risks and benefits of again seeking Russia’s ...
Trump’s campaign filed its complaint back in March. It targeted an opinion piece from Larry Noble, a former general counsel at the Federal Election Commission who took the position that Special Counsel Robert Mueller should have charged Trump campaign officials with soliciting dirt on his opponents. The lawsuit made specific objection to a line stating the Trump campaign “assessed the potential risks and benefits of again seeking Russia’s ...
- 11/12/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Trump campaign filed a defamation suit against CNN on Friday, taking issue with an opinion piece that said the campaign was open to Russian assistance in the 2020 election.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Georgia, is the third time the Trump campaign has sued a news outlet in the last two weeks. On Feb. 26, the campaign sued the New York Times over an opinion column about Robert Mueller’s report. The campaign sued the Washington Post on Tuesday, again disputing two opinion columns about Russian interference.
In the latest suit, the Trump campaign challenges a June 13, 2019, column by Larry Noble, the former general counsel of the Federal Election Commission. In the column, Noble argued that it was a mistake not to prosecute anyone in the Trump campaign for seeking foreign assistance in 2016, and laid out the argument that doing so is a crime. The column also noted an...
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Georgia, is the third time the Trump campaign has sued a news outlet in the last two weeks. On Feb. 26, the campaign sued the New York Times over an opinion column about Robert Mueller’s report. The campaign sued the Washington Post on Tuesday, again disputing two opinion columns about Russian interference.
In the latest suit, the Trump campaign challenges a June 13, 2019, column by Larry Noble, the former general counsel of the Federal Election Commission. In the column, Noble argued that it was a mistake not to prosecute anyone in the Trump campaign for seeking foreign assistance in 2016, and laid out the argument that doing so is a crime. The column also noted an...
- 3/6/2020
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
President Donald Trump’s campaign filed another lawsuit over an opinion piece — this time against one of his frequent media targets, CNN. The suit follows ones against the Washington Post and the New York Times.
The CNN lawsuit claims that a June 13, 2019 CNN.com opinion piece from Larry Noble is defamatory, because it claims that the campaign “assessed the potential risks and benefits of again seeking Russia’s help in 2020 and has decided to leave that option on the table.”
“The defamatory article is false. In fact, the campaign has repeatedly and openly disclaimed any intention to seek Russian involvement in the 2020 election,” the lawsuit stated (read it here). It was filed in U.S. District Court in Atlanta, but does not name Noble as a defendant.
“There have been no public statements made by the campaign with respect to the 2020 election that can be reasonably interpreted as ‘seeking Russia...
The CNN lawsuit claims that a June 13, 2019 CNN.com opinion piece from Larry Noble is defamatory, because it claims that the campaign “assessed the potential risks and benefits of again seeking Russia’s help in 2020 and has decided to leave that option on the table.”
“The defamatory article is false. In fact, the campaign has repeatedly and openly disclaimed any intention to seek Russian involvement in the 2020 election,” the lawsuit stated (read it here). It was filed in U.S. District Court in Atlanta, but does not name Noble as a defendant.
“There have been no public statements made by the campaign with respect to the 2020 election that can be reasonably interpreted as ‘seeking Russia...
- 3/6/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
1935: Backstage Wife premiered.
1985: Days of our Lives' Tony and Anna were married.
1994: All My Children's Erica found her mother, Mona, dead.
2002: Passions' Timmy died."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1935: Radio soap opera Backstage Wife premiered on the Mutual Broadcasting System (Mbs). The show moved to NBC Blue in 1936, NBC in 1938 and CBS in 1955, where it ran until January 2, 1959. Created by Frank and Anne Hummert, each episode opened with the announcer explaining:
Now, we present once again, Backstage Wife, the story of Mary Noble,...
1985: Days of our Lives' Tony and Anna were married.
1994: All My Children's Erica found her mother, Mona, dead.
2002: Passions' Timmy died."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1935: Radio soap opera Backstage Wife premiered on the Mutual Broadcasting System (Mbs). The show moved to NBC Blue in 1936, NBC in 1938 and CBS in 1955, where it ran until January 2, 1959. Created by Frank and Anne Hummert, each episode opened with the announcer explaining:
Now, we present once again, Backstage Wife, the story of Mary Noble,...
- 8/6/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1935: Backstage Wife premiered.
1985: Days of our Lives' Tony and Anna were married.
1994: All My Children's Erica found her mother, Mona, dead.
2002: Passions' Timmy died."The best prophet of the future is the past."
― Lord Byron
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1935: Radio soap opera Backstage Wife premiered on the Mutual Broadcasting System (Mbs). The show moved to NBC Blue in 1936, NBC in 1938 and CBS in 1955, where it ran until January 2, 1959. Created by Frank and Anne Hummert, each episode opened with the announcer explaining:
Now, we present once again, Backstage Wife, the story of Mary Noble, a little Iowa girl who married one of America's most handsome actors,...
1985: Days of our Lives' Tony and Anna were married.
1994: All My Children's Erica found her mother, Mona, dead.
2002: Passions' Timmy died."The best prophet of the future is the past."
― Lord Byron
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1935: Radio soap opera Backstage Wife premiered on the Mutual Broadcasting System (Mbs). The show moved to NBC Blue in 1936, NBC in 1938 and CBS in 1955, where it ran until January 2, 1959. Created by Frank and Anne Hummert, each episode opened with the announcer explaining:
Now, we present once again, Backstage Wife, the story of Mary Noble, a little Iowa girl who married one of America's most handsome actors,...
- 8/6/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
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