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Trump Administration Official Files $50 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against CNN

Network "was deeply invested in promoting the Russia collusion hoax," suit says

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Trump Administration Official Files $50 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against CNN
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A Trump administration official has filed a $50 million lawsuit against CNN, alleging the network published “unfounded left-wing political narratives” about him.

The lawsuit by Kash Patel, the chief of staff to Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller, claims in the defamation lawsuit that CNN published false statements and promoted “unfounded left-wing political narratives” by identifying Patel as a pro-Trump conspiracy theorist who was trying to damage Democrat nominee Joe Biden.

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