Trump Sues CNN For Defamation, Seeks $475m In Damages

Former US president Donald Trump sued CNN accusing the cable television news network of defamation and seeking $475 million in punitive damages. <br />Trump, in the lawsuit filed in a US District Court in Florida, accused CNN of waging a campaign of libel and slander” against him because it fears he will run for president again in 2024. <br />Trump’s lawyers say 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. <br />Trump, who requested a jury trial, had a caustic relationship with CNN and other major news outlets like The New York Times during his presidency, branding them “fake news” and repeatedly raging against them on social media.