Donald Trump has filed a bombshell defamation lawsuit against CNN for its coverage of his concerns about the 2020 presidential election.
Now, he’s raising the stakes by calling on the network to back up the incendiary claims of its reporters and guests.
According to Zero Hedge:
CNN had termed Trump’s allegations a “big lie,” a term that Trump claimed was coined by anchors to malign his reputation. While talking to hosts John Solomon and Amanda Head on the Real America’s Voice network show “Just The News No Noise” on Oct. 5, Trump said CNN should “prove the big lie.”
“They’ll say whatever comes to mind. They talk about the big lie. I said, well prove the big lie. The big lie is not a big lie at all. The big lie is the opposite,” said Trump.
“All the stats—we have everything. Unfortunately, we haven’t had judges that want to look at it. They don’t want to change elections.”
The former President filed a lawsuit against CNN on Monday, alleging defamation and seeking $475 million in punitive damages.
“And so we sued CNN for a lot of money and we’ll see how that goes. I think it should go very well,” Trump said.
News of Trump’s lawsuit has been a big topic of discussion on social media in recent days.
Trump sues CNN for defamation, teases lawsuits against other 'Fake News Media Companies' will follow https://t.co/VjG03dIjkr
— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 4, 2022
BREAKING: Trump sues CNN for defamation, seeking $475 million in damages
Every Trump Supporter should sue CNN! We all have a case.
Raise your hand if you agree ✋
— Terrence K. Williams (@w_terrence) October 3, 2022
Trump SUES CNN for $475M as DeSantis ENDS CNN Reporters CAREER, Kanye-Candace: "White Lives Matter!" https://t.co/86ElsxtA7M
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) October 4, 2022
CNN won't know what hit them https://t.co/P7oKlWFz4n
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) October 4, 2022
In addition to CNN’s repeated use of the phrase “the big lie,” Trump’s attorneys have also mentioned a few other key aspects of the network’s coverage in the massive lawsuit.
One particularly glaring point of contention involves comparisons between the 45th president and Adolf Hitler.
The suit comes after Trump threatened to take CNN and other news outlets to court earlier this year.
As The Hill reported in July:
Former President Trump on Wednesday said he planned to file a lawsuit against CNN, alleging the network has repeatedly defamed him dating back to his 2016 campaign for the presidency.
“I have notified CNN of my intent to file a lawsuit over their repeated defamatory statements against me,” Trump said in a statement. “I will also be commencing actions against other media outlets who have defamed me and defrauded the public regarding the overwhelming evidence of fraud throughout the 2020 Election. I will never stop fighting for the truth and for the future of our Country!”
The 282-page letter from Trump’s attorneys to CNN executives, dated July 21, calls for the network to retract or correct numerous on-air statements and published articles about Trump that the lawyers allege are false and defamatory.
Here’s some additional coverage of the troubles at CNN:
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