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Judge says Trump must face defamation suit from Central Park Five

A federal judge declined to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by the Central Park Five against Donald Trump, handing a legal setback to the sitting U.S. president who tried to end the case. U.S. District Judge Wendy Beetlestone in Philadelphia ruled that Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson, Antron Brown and Korey Wise, now known as the Exonerated Five, presented enough evidence in the case to proceed, reports Reuters. The five Black and brown men, who were convicted as minors […]

todayApril 11, 2025

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Central Park Five defamation suit against Trump resurrects his history of ‘perpetuating lies’

The five Black and Latino men once known as the Central Park Five are taking Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump to court.  In a lawsuit filed on Monday in Pennsylvania, the five men – who now go by the “Exonerated Five” – accuse Trump of defamation for remarks he made during his Sept. 10 debate against Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris.  “They admitted — they said, they pled guilty. And I said, well, if they pled guilt, they […]

todayOctober 21, 2024