Overview
- A three-judge 11th Circuit panel rejected President Donald Trump’s bid to revive his case, finding he did not adequately allege falsity.
- The decision affirms U.S. District Judge Raag Singhal’s 2023 ruling that dismissed the lawsuit.
- The panel called the term “Big Lie” ambiguous and said Trump’s conduct permits multiple subjective interpretations, including CNN’s.
- Trump sought $475 million and argued the language falsely linked him to Adolf Hitler, a chain of inferences the courts found insufficient.
- The ruling, issued in the Florida-based case, noted the panel included two judges appointed by Trump.