Donald Trump sues CNN for defamation - BBC News

Former US President Donald Trump is suing the broadcaster CNN for defamation in a federal court in the US state of Florida.

His lawyers have filed paperwork seeking $475 million in punitive damages, claiming the network carried out a 'campaign of libel and slander' against him.

The libel lawsuit says the network's use of the phrase "The Big Lie" - to describe Mr Trump's refusal to accept the 2020 election result - is intended to link him to the Nazis and their use of propaganda.

CNN has not commented.

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[Andy-temw]

The biggest lawsuit. Many people say it's the huggest lawsuit ever.

[sethabel]

He's gonna have to sue every media except Fox - and I'm surprised he doesn't sue them too.

[Andrew-obij]

He won’t be paying those lawyers, so I wonder who has taken the case 😂

[adamknopp]

You normally have to have character for it to be defamed…

[andyginterblues]

Defamation of character assumes that the plaintiff possesses any character.

[willfoster]

Is this the same Florida Court where there is a judge appointed by him despite not, apparently, knowing anything about the law? And who seems quite amenable to him regarding “borrowed” top secret files?

[Lianne]

He just had his lawsuit against Hillary thrown out, this one will be tossed too

[JohnHoffman]

What Trump does when he wants you to forget what he did yesterday. (Threatening the life of Senate Minority Leader). Distraction 101.

[TheGigantium]

Trump suing someone for name calling? Now that's amusingly ironic! What's his next lawsuit going to be? Suing the sun because he had to get a spray tan?!

[skytl]

Nice to see he's claiming responsibility for "the big lie" (allegedly).

[laurak]

He’s just trying to get more of his cult followers to donate to him. He’s constantly asking them for money.

[Kenjiro]

The accusations are true, so the lawsuit is dead on arrival.

[Taecoconut]

So if he wins that means so many people can sue fox

[public.public]

Person Woman Man Camera TV Lawsuit
Did he get extra points?

[scubasausage]

Hes got a case. Much of the media treated him with nothing but contempt throughout his tenure.

[terrencekane]

Even my generals are saying, "Sir, it is the greatest lawsuit in the history of humanity since Lincoln, yuge and very bigly."

[jeffccan]

It should be more for definition of character.

[raf]

"I'm suing because all of those things they said about me make me look bad!"
"But everything they said was _true."_
"Yeah, but it makes me look bad!"

[eternalskeptic]

He invited
He incited
They rioted
Then he denied it
Even though he'd implied it
Now he must be indicted.

[mystronghand]

The leader of the Karen cult suing because someone was mean to him