Trump reelection campaign files libel lawsuit against Washington Post

Published March 3, 2020 7:23pm ET



President Trump’s reelection campaign filed a libel lawsuit against the Washington Post, accusing the outlet of knowingly publishing false information that was detrimental to him.

The lawsuit, which was filed on Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, focuses on two stories published in June of 2019 that the president’s team claimed included “false and defamatory statements of and concerning the Campaign.”

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