Trump files a defamation lawsuit against CNN
Reporting and findings
- documented
Trump filed his defamation lawsuit against CNN on October 3, 2022.
- U.S. District Court docket via Justia: Trump v. Cable News Network docketDocket header and October 3 complaint entry
Summary and current status
Trump sued a news organization
People and organizations
- Donald J. TrumpPlaintiff
- Trump files a defamation lawsuit against CNNProceeding or activity documented in this entry
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Distinct original proceeding filed1 count Calculation details
- Basis
- Observed
- Population
- SDFL 0:22-cv-61842
- Period
- 2022-10-03 to 2022-10-03
- As of
- 2026-09-13
- Method
- Count this original proceeding once. Do not separately count removal, transfers, superseding complaints or indictments, appeals, individual counts, defendants, or later enforcement stages.
- Uncertainty
- One documented matter or action in the reviewed corpus. This is not a complete census of all proceedings or presidential actions.