President Trump’s reelection campaign is suing CNN for defamation over opinion columns about Russian efforts to assist his 2016 presidential bid. The lawsuit accuses CNN of publishing a libelous opinion piece about Russia’s efforts to influence US elections. ’The statements were and are 100% false and defamatory’, said a legal adviser for the campaign.
I do not think that the Trump campaign has much of a case. An earlier Supreme Court decision said op ed columns and letters to the editor are opinions and--as long as they are not deliberate lies intended to damage the other person. Many--including pretty much the whole the US intelligence system--believe the 2016 Trump campaign was aided by Putin-controlled computer trolls. It is not defamatory to say I believe they are right.