Trump ramped up his war against the so-called “fake news” Friday with a letter threatening legal action against CNN
: “lol.”) Harder's letter cites Project Veritas's CNN footage extensively, saying that “[CNN's] employees appear to state that CNN attempts to make its reporting appear neutral and unbiased, when in fact its reporting is far from neutral and highly biased against the President.” The lawyer alleges that the statements are evidence of CNN's violation of the Lanham Act, which prohibits false advertising, by going against CNN's public branding as “the Most Trusted Name in News.
The threatened lawsuit marks Trump's latest attack on the media, which has included efforts to smear journalists and news outlets; take away White House press passes; and previousof legal action. Trump has yet to actually file a lawsuit against any of his media foes, however—and experts suggested Friday that should he actually follow through this time around, he likely won't be successful.
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