{"id":142344,"date":"2020-03-05T03:00:40","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T03:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/trump-campaign-sues-the-washington-post-for-russia-related-libel\/"},"modified":"2020-03-05T03:00:40","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T03:00:40","slug":"trump-campaign-sues-the-washington-post-for-russia-related-libel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/en\/trump-campaign-sues-the-washington-post-for-russia-related-libel\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Campaign Sues The Washington Post for Russia-Related Libel"},"content":{"rendered":"

The campaign of President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit against The Washington Post, alleging the paper published two defamatory opinion articles about it last year causing \u201cmillions\u201d in damage.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe articles at issue herein also are part of the The Posts systematic pattern of bias against the Campaign, designed to maliciously interfere with and damage its reputation and ultimately cause the organization to fail,\u201d says the complaint<\/a> filed on March 3 with the federal District Court in Washington.<\/p>\n

The papers vice president of communications, Kristine Coratti Kelly, responded in an emailed statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cIts disappointing to see the Presidents campaign committee resorting to these types of tactics and we will vigorously defend this case,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Russia Claim<\/h2>\n

One of the articles, by Greg Sargent, was published on June 13 with the title \u201cTrump just invited another Russian attack. Mitch McConnell is making one more likely.\u201d<\/p>\n

It said, in part, that special counsel Robert Mueller concluded that the campaign \u201ctried to conspire with\u201d Moscows campaign to meddle in the 2016 presidential election.<\/p>\n

This claim is \u201cfalse and defamatory\u201d the suit says. \u201cThe Mueller Report is a public record, and repeatedly finds that there was no conspiracy between the Campaign and the Russian government.\u201d<\/p>\n

Muellers March 2019 report marked the conclusion of more than two years of investigation into allegations of Trump-Russia collusion to sway the election. It concluded the probe didnt establish any such coordination.<\/p>\n

The article mentions that \u201cMueller did not find sufficient evidence of a criminal conspiracy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Russia and North Korea Claim<\/h2>\n

The other article, by Paul Waldman, was published on June 20, 2019, entitled \u201cTrump: I can win reelection with just my base.\u201d<\/p>\n

It says in part, \u201cwho knows what sort of aid Russia and North Korea will give to the Trump campaign, now that he has invited them to offer their assistance?\u201d<\/p>\n

This is also \u201cfalse and defamatory\u201d the suit says. \u201cThe Campaign has repeatedly and openly disclaimed any intention to seek Russias help in the 2020 election.\u201d<\/p>\n

The claim about North Korea \u201chas been made up out of whole cloth,\u201d the suit says. \u201cNot only has nobody affiliated with the Campaign made such a statement, but there has been no reporting by any reputable news outlet that the Campaign has sought or will seek North Koreas assistance, or has had any contact with North Korea regarding the 2020 election.\u201d<\/p>\n

The paper \u201cnever informed the Campaign that it was going to publish the claims in the Defamatory Article, did not afford the Campaign an opportunity to verify the accuracy of the claims before publication, and did not reach out to the Campaign for comment.\u201d<\/p>\n

The claim that Trump invited foreign interference stemmed from his comments during a June 12, 2019, ABC News interview<\/a>, where he said that if a foreigner offers information on ones political opponents \u201cyou might want to listen\u201d and if \u201cthere was something wrong \u2026 go maybe to the FBI.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bias Claim<\/h2>\n

The suit accuses the paper of being \u201cextremely biased\u201d against the Trump campaign and Republicans, noting that it only ever endorsed Democrats for president since it started issuing endorsements in 1976. Sargent has been critical of the Trump administration on Twitter and in a book he wrote, the suit says. Waldman used to work for Media Matters for America, a progressive nonprofit focused on criticism of conservative media.<\/p>\n

The purpose of the suit is to \u201cpublicly establish the truth, properly inform The Posts readers (and the rest of the worldRead More \u2013 Source<\/a>
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