“Defendants CNN Broadcasting, Inc., CNN Productions, Inc., and CNN Interactive Group, Inc. move to dismiss Plaintiff Donald J. Trump for President’s libel claim. The Court grants Defendants’ motion and dismisses Plaintiff’s complaint for failing sufficiently to plead malice… On June 13, 2019, CNN contributor Larry Noble published an article entitled ‘Soliciting dirt on your opponents from a foreign government is a crime. Mueller should have charged Trump campaign officials with it.'”
“After discussing Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, President Trump’s response to the investigation, and subsequent statements by President Trump, Rudy Giuliani (one of President Trump’s attorneys), and Jared Kushner (President Trump’s son-in-law and senior advisor) about potential (or hypothetical) involvement by foreign governments in the 2020 election, Mr. Noble wrote: ‘The Trump campaign assessed the potential risks and benefits of again seeking Russia’s help in 2020 and has decided to leave that option on the table’. Plaintiff sued Defendants for libel, claiming the Statement is defamatory and false and that, at the time of publication, Defendants knew it was false. Defendants move to dismiss for failure to state a claim” – Opinion and order, Judge Michael L. Brown, US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division.