{"id":53987,"date":"2022-07-30T10:24:03","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T17:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=53987"},"modified":"2022-07-30T10:24:03","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T17:24:03","slug":"trump-attorney-announces-laughable-lawsuit-against-cnn-for-accurately-calling-trump-a-liar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=53987","title":{"rendered":"Trump Attorney Announces Laughable Lawsuit Against CNN for Accurately Calling Trump a Liar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Donald Trump is nothing if not predictable. Whenever he encounters bad news he responds reflexively by going on the attack. Often that manifests in his declaring an intention to file a lawsuit against those he deems to have offended him. For the most part, his antics fail to achieve anything except to waste the time of the court and\/or to humiliate himself.<\/p>\n

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With the profoundly effective investigation of the January 6th insurrection being conducted by the House Select Committee, Trump is at it again. The Committee is masterfully presenting evidence of the multitude of crimes that Trump has committed<\/a><\/strong>. So in a transparent attempt to deflect attention from his legal peril, he is flinging ludicrous threats of lawsuits around that have no plausible chance of success.<\/p>\n

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Lindsey Halligan, one of a string of Trump’s incompetent attorneys, appeared this week on recently convicted Steve Bannon’s<\/a><\/strong> ‘War Room’ podcast to announce a threat to sue CNN. The complaint is typically preposterous and offers more opportunity for comedy than for anything of any legal importance. Halligan told Bannon that…<\/p>\n

“CNN branded president Trump as a liar and referred to his questions regarding voter fraud as the ‘Big Lie,’ which is actually linked to Adolph Hitler. So it’s pretty simple. If you’re going to call someone a liar, back it up with research, well founded facts. Otherwise, don’t report it. Don’t distort the truth. […] CNN responded to our letter today, advising us that they will not retract any of the statements. So they will be getting served with a lawsuit very shortly, I believe.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Trump\u2019s attorney says CNN responded to their letter today that they will not retract what they said about him, so she will file a lawsuit \u201cvery shortly.\u201d \u201cCNN branded Trump as a liar, and referred to his questions on voter fraud as The Big Lie, which is linked to Adolph Hitler.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/d0TopgDRoC<\/a><\/p>\n

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) July 29, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n