Trump Loses to CNN in 'Hitler Comparison Defamation' Case... Court Dismisses Claim

A U.S. court dismissed a lawsuit filed by former President Donald Trump against CNN, claiming defamation over the network's comparison of him to Adolf Hitler.

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According to foreign media on the 29th (local time), Judge Lagh Singhal of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in Fort Lauderdale made the ruling the previous day.

Earlier, in October last year, former President Trump sued CNN for defamation, seeking $475 million in damages. He argued that CNN's coverage of his election fraud claims used the term "Big Lie," which evoked Hitler. This term was used by Hitler in his book "Mein Kampf" to describe the complete distortion of truth for propaganda purposes.

However, Judge Singhal ruled, "The use of the term 'Big Lie' by CNN in relation to Trump's election claims does not imply that Trump advocates persecution or genocide of Jews or any other group," adding, "No reasonable viewer would make such a connection." He stated that the expression used by CNN is an opinion rather than a statement of fact and therefore cannot be the subject of a defamation lawsuit, dismissing the case.

Judge Singhal was appointed during Trump's presidency.

Former President Trump has filed multiple lawsuits against media outlets he perceives as unfriendly to him, including CNN, The New York Times, and The Washington Post.

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