Washington: Former US President Donald Trump has filed a defamation case against CNN Channel. The channel has sought $475 million in damages. Trump has claimed that the News Network has run a campaign of insult and slander against him. CNN declined to comment on the matter.
Trump has made serious allegations against CNN. The lawsuit, filed in a Florida court, claims that CNN has used its influence as a major news organisation to defeat him politically. In this case, Trump has filed a 29-page lawsuit. He has claimed that this channel has been trying to target him for a long time.
Will run for president again in 2024
In his 29-page lawsuit, Trump said CNN stepped up attacks after his defeat. There has been a kind of campaign to defame him. The channel has come to know that he is going to enter the presidential election once again in the year 2024, so false allegations are being made against him.
An attempt to defame Trump
It has been said in the lawsuit that an attempt is being made to defame him among the people. CNN has used words like racist, Russian stooge and rebel for Trump. He has been repeatedly displayed on social media creating a ruckus. He said that when he was president, he did not have good relations with news networks like CNN and New York Times, so these people have run a campaign against him.