Former President Donald Trump has a history of sparring with the media on both the left and right. One outlet which has earned his wrath numerous times is CNN, and now the former president is preparing to take the company to court, per Mediaite.
Trump announced on Wednesday his intention to sue CNN “over their repeated defamatory statements against me” unless the cable news channel apologizes, retracts, or corrects its coverage of him.
Furthermore, in his statement, Trump said he “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!”
News companies have been on the receiving end of Trump lawsuits before. In 2016, The New York Times was threatened by the former president with a suit, but nothing occurred.
“Failure to publish such a correction, apology, or retraction will result in the filing of a lawsuit and damages being sought against you, CNN,” the statement concluded.
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