‘Central Park Five’ Sue Trump Over Debate Remarks

The lawsuit accuses former President Donald Trump of defamation based on the comments he made at a recent presidential debate.

Activist from “The Central Park Five,” Korey Wise (C), speaks on stage alongside (L-R) activist Kevin Richardson, New York City Council Member Dr. Yusef Salaam, and activist Raymond Santana, accompanied by Rev. Al Sharpton (2nd-R), on the last day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 22, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Five men cleared of rape charges sued former President Donald Trump on Oct. 21, arguing he defamed them with comments he made at a recent presidential debate.

Trump said during the September debate with Vice President Kamala Harris that the so-called Central Park Five “pled guilty” and that they “badly hurt a person” and “killed a person, ultimately.”