Monday 3 October 2022 10:30 PM Donald Trump accuses CNN of defamation with a lawsuit seeking $475 million in ... trends now BREAKING NEWS: Trump sues CNN for defamation and seeks $475 MILLION in damages for calling him a 'racist' and 'insurrectionist' and comparing him to Hitler Trump filed lawsuit against CNN in federal court in Florida on Monday It accused the news organization of defamation and seeks $475M in damages By Rob Crilly, Senior U.S. Political Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 21:59 BST, 3 October 2022 | Updated: 22:28 BST, 3 October 2022 Viewcomments Former President Donald Trump on Monday accused CNN in federal court of defamation, launching legal proceedings seeking $475 million in punitive damages. His complaint says the national news organization used its power and reach to defeat him politically. 'Beyond simply highlighting any negative information about the plaintiff and ignoring all positive information about him, CNN has sought to use its massive influence— purportedly as a "trusted" news source—to defame the plaintiff in the minds of its viewers and readers for the purpose of defeating him politically, culminating in CNN claiming credit for "[getting] Trump out" in the 2020 presidential election,' said the complaint written by Trump's lawyers, and filed in federal court in Florida. It accused the news channel of repeatedly defaming him, including comparisons with Hitler and calling him a 'racist,' 'Russian lackey,' and 'insurrectionist.' It highlights on-air segments and written pieces published on CNN.com discussing Trump's rejection of the 2020 election result as 'the big lie' - a term coined in German by Hitler in his writings incited hatred against Jews. 'CNN’s highly defamatory and persistent association of the plaintiff to Hitler and Hitler’s "Big Lie" is no mistaken misappropriation,' reads the complaint. 'It is wanton and malicious "reporting" intended to feed a narrative and to achieve a desired end: to cause readers and viewers to associate the plaintiff with the lowest of low, to fear him, to not vote for him, and to support campaigns against him.' Former President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit on Monday accusing CNN of defamation, and seeking $475 million in punitive damages for comparing him with Hitler It marks the latest salvo in Trump's long-running feud with CNN. He regularly encourages rally crowds to chant: 'CNN sucks.' Although Trump has branded multiple outlets as 'fake news,' he has reserved particular fury for CNN since before even becoming president. 'Your organization is terrible,' he told Jim Acosta, CNN's senior White House correspondent in January 2017, just before taking office. 'You are fake news!' The lawsuit comes as the former president faces a criminal investigation by the Justice Department for retaining government records at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida after leaving office in January 2021. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility