Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Trump's $475M CNN Lawsuit

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Above: A CNN sign is displayed outside of their studios on May 18, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Image credit: Kevin Carter/Getty Images

The Spin

Pro-Trump narrative

Trump's $475 million CNN lawsuit represents a legitimate challenge to media bias and defamation. CNN deliberately used Nazi terminology like "Big Lie" to associate Trump with Hitler, despite its own past criticism of such comparisons. The network's selective outrage is clear — they never applied this standard to Democrats who questioned the 2016 election results.

Courthouse News Service

Anti-Trump narrative

Trump's CNN lawsuit is a frivolous attempt to weaponize the courts against free speech. The case lacks legal merit since public figures face higher defamation standards, and Trump's own history of inflammatory attacks makes his $475 million claim absurd. This lawsuit serves only to intimidate journalists and rally his political base.

The Free Speech Center