According to the judge, Trump's defamation claims over the network's use of the phrase 'the Big Lie' lacked merit. abc15
In a federal lawsuit filed last year in Florida, the former president claimed that some news articles and on-air statements from a host on the network created a"false and incendiary association" between him and Adolf Hitler.
The judge further emphasized that it would be a stretch to believe that the phrase"the Big Lie" would link Trump's efforts to challenge the 2020 election results with Nazi propaganda in the minds of viewers. "CNN’s use of the phrase"the Big Lie" in connection with Trump’s election challenges does not give rise to a plausible inference that Trump advocates the persecution and genocide of Jews or any other group of people. No reasonable viewer could plausibly make that reference," Judge Singhal wrote in the filing, first obtained by the Washington Post.
According to the filing, Trump's lawsuit cited various instances, including opinion pieces by former CNN Editor-at-Large Chris Cillizza and one episode of CNN's"State of the Union," hosted by Jake Tapper, where the phrase"the Big Lie" was used.Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com
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