Trump Sues CNN for Defamation, Seeks $475 Million

Then-President Donald Trump comes out of the Oval Office for his departure from the White House in Washington, on Sept. 16, 2019. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit against CNN on Monday, alleging defamation and seeking $475 million in punitive damages. He is also seeking $75,000 in compensatory damages.

The lawsuit, filed on Monday in the U.S. District Court in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, accuses CNN of having “sought to use its massive influence—purportedly as a ’trusted' news source” to defame Trump “for the purpose of defeating him politically.”