Trump Asks CNN To ‘Prove The Big Lie’ Days After Suing For Defamation
Donald Trumpasked CNN, a unit ofWarner Bros Discovery IncWBD , to prove the big lie about the 2020 presidential election that theformer presidentlost.
What Happened:Trumps comments were made on Real Americas Voice network show Just The News No Noise,reportedThe Hill.
The former leader reportedly said that CNN will never be able to prove in court that his claims that the 2020 election was marred by fraud are false.
Prove the big lie. The big lie is not a big lie at all. The big lie is the opposite … All the stats we have everything. Unfortunately, we havent had judges that want to look at it. They dont want to change elections.
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Why It Matters: On Monday, it was reported that Trumpsued CNN for defamationand sought $475 million in punitive damages.
Trump labeled the cable news outlet a purveyor of disinformation, defamation, and fake news on his Truth Social account.
At the same time, he said he would file lawsuits against other fake mews media companies.
Truth Social isTrump Media & Technology Group, a company set to go public through a merger withDigital World Acquisition Corp.DWAC .
Joe Bidenwon the 2020 presidential electionin November 2020. Trump's repeated allegationsof widespread voter fraud have been dismissed as false by authorities, including some in his own administration like former Attorney General William Barr, and independent agencies such as the Associated Press.
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