Donald Trump’s campaign team has also filed a lawsuit against the Washington Post, according to the New York Times. The newspaper knowingly published „false and defamatory statements,“ said the filing yesterday at a Washington court that Trump’s campaign team released.
The Washington Post announced plans to defend itself against the allegations. The lawsuit relates to two opinions released in June 2019, including the alleged cooperation between the Trump camp and Russia in the 2016 presidential campaign and the possibility of collusion before the 2020 election.
Allegation of „bias“
In their argument, the lawsuit refers to the results of an investigation by FBI special investigator Robert Mueller, who found no evidence of a collusion between Trump’s team and representatives of Russia prior to the 2016 election.
The Washington Post has been accused of a “systematic pattern of bias” that is said to harm Trump’s team’s reputation and make the organization fail. „The ‚Post‘ clearly had a malicious motive, but above all it acted with ruthless disregard for the truth,“ it says.
Unpaid damages are required
„It is disappointing to see the President’s campaign committee use this type of tactic,“ said Kris Coratti, spokeswoman for the Washington Post. In this case, you will „defend yourself vigorously“.
The lawsuit reads like the one against the New York Times that Trump’s campaign team filed with a New York court last week. Unpaid damages were brought against both newspapers. Trump is publicly keen on media that report critically about him. It is new that legal action is now being taken against them.
