Trump is still going after the press in court. Here’s where his lawsuits stand. |
Trump is still going after the press in court. Here’s where his lawsuits stand.
The litigation grinds on even as the president complains that lawsuits against him are distracting.
Knowing the president is willing to rush to court could intimidate smaller outlets into easing up on him, experts said. | Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo
President Donald Trump has launched an unprecedented wave of litigation against the press, seeking tens of billions of dollars for claims that no other modern president has even tried to pursue.
And he doesn’t necessarily need to win those cases to get what he wants.
Trump is pressing six lawsuits against news organizations and publishers, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the British Broadcasting Corporation, the Des Moines Register and CNN. He’s also suing the Pulitzer Prize board over journalism prizes it awarded eight years ago.