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CNN Settles Defamation Lawsuit With Covington Student Nicholas Sandmann
CNN settled a defamation lawsuit with Covington Catholic student Nicholas Sandmann on Tuesday. A CNN spokesperson confirmed to TheWrap that a settlement was reached but did not comment on details.A lawyer for Sandmann filed a $275 million defamation suit against CNN in March 2019, saying the network’s coverage of the student’s encounter with Native American tribal elder Nathan Phillips in January of that year constituted a “vicious attack” against his client.“In short, the false and defamatory g
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Donald Trump Jr Tells Sean Hannity That Media Is ‘Destroying Its Credibility’
In an appearance on Fox News Wednesday night, Donald Trump Jr. explained why he thinks the media is “destroying its credibility.”“They don’t even pretend to be objective. You saw that this weekend when al-Baghdadi,” the president’s son told primetime host Sean Hannity, referencing the widely-criticized headline that referred to the slain ISIS leader as an “austere religious scholar” before it was updated.Also Read: Covington Student Nicholas Sandmann's Defamation Lawsuit Against the Washington
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Covington Student Nicholas Sandmann’s Defamation Lawsuit Against the Washington Post Partially Reopened
A federal judge in Kentucky partially reopened a defamation lawsuit on Monday filed by Covington Catholic High School student Nicholas Sandmann against the Washington Post, allowing an amended version of the suit to move on to the discovery phase.Sandmann filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against the Post in February following an encounter with Nathan Phillips, a Native American activist, at a protest at the Lincoln Memorial. The suit accused the outlet of defaming Sandmann in “false and d
