In 1989 when Five Black and Hispanic teen boys were falsely accused of rxping a woman in Central Park, Donald Trump famously took out a full page ad in the news paper calling for the death penalty [click here if you missed that].
Now the five, who were exonerated by DNA evidence, are suing Donald Trump for defamation of character after he claimed they pled guilty during his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris...
From CNBC
Five men who were wrongfully convicted as teenagers in the so-called Central Park Five jogger rxpe case sued Donald Trump on Monday, saying the Republican presidential nominee defamed them by falsely claiming they killed someone and pleaded guilty.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Philadelphia, cites several statements Trump made about the men during his Sept. 10 debate with Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, after she blasted Trump for taking out an ad in 1989 calling for the then-teen defendants to be executed.
“Defendant Trump falsely stated [at the debate] that Plaintiffs killed an individual and pled guilty to the crime. These statements are demonstrably false,” the civil suit said.
“Plaintiffs never pled guilty to any crime and were subsequently cleared of all wrongdoing. Further, the victims of the Central Park assaults were not killed,” the complaint said.
The suit alleges that Trump’s conduct toward the men at the debate “was part of a continuing pattern of extreme and outrageous conduct dating back several years, thus constituting a continuing tort.”
The plaintiffs in the case, who now refer to themselves as the Exonerated Five, are Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson, Antron Brown and Korey Wise. Salaam is a member of the New York City Council.
Their suit, which alleges claims of defamation, false light and intentional infliction of emotional distress, requests damages of more than $75,000, with total compensatory and punitive damages to be determined at trial.
20 comments:
GOOD!
I HOPE & PRAY THEY WIN THEIR CASE AGAINST HIM TOO.
Bust his head WIDE OPEN, start by suing him for 5 Billion dollars, nothing less!
Get 'em fellas!!!!!
Long overdue here too! Sue sue sue!
This is a BIG FAT LIE....
These dudes are being strong by DEMS...
I kid you not because I KNOW ONE OF THESE CATS AND HE WAS TELLING ME "HERE WE GO AGAIN TRYING TO GET US TO BE AGAINST TRUMP N I LIKE THE DUDE"
So please don't believe this crap!
These men blame their LAWYERS NOT TRUMP!!!!
I'm sure each one has a pair of Gold Trump Sneakers
LOL
I DOUBT IT VERY SERIOUSLY THAT DEMOCRATS HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS MOVE.
THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS: TRUMP HAS BEEN STATING HIS UNSOLICITED OPINION IN PUBLIC ON THESE GUYS SINCE THEY WERE KIDS BEING FALSELY ACCUSED AND THEY SHOULD'VE SUED HIM THEN.
THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH DEMS. TRY AGAIN.
You is a whole muhfking lie cause ain't no way somebody takes out a newspaper article defaming my name and character then tries to keep me locked up in prison over a crime I didn't commit and I'mma say I Like the Dude. FOH with that bullsht.
They broke and will continue if they think anyone is buying this excuse to replenish there bank accounts.
@1:39 Think again straight up I know one of these dudes and I'm tell you this is a set up...these dudes got there money and are trying to live their life their problem is with their lawyers and NOT with Orange man!!!
Either way vote Jesus!
Jesus left this world for a reason. HE DON'T WANT OUR/YOUR VOTE; JESUS WANTS OUR SOULS AND COMMITMENT TO HIM.
JESUS isn't on the Ballot.
We talking about the lies he said last week and last night. He continues to vilify these men with fake "facts" implying guilt when they were not guilty. Not guilty at all. Ever. They are just forcing him to pay for his lies.
I hope they win.
I will be glad when this election is over with, I can’t stand to hear or see Trump. So freaking tired of him just go away.
@4:49 If you think we won't see this thing after November 5th you are in denial. That thing is going to clown forever if he loses
@6:13 I Know just wishful thinking. I can dream right. 😂 lol, I have 2 laugh 2 keep from crying.
We all "have 2 laugh 2 keep from crying".
Because 6:13 pm is right. When Trump loses he'll make them do multiple recounts, Appeal the results, 7 attempt to pull another Insurrection, BUT THIS TIME WE'LL BE READY FOR ALL THE B.S. HE'S ALREADY TRIED & FAILED AT.
Good luck brothas
Such a small amount of money, split 5 ways minus taxes they might take home 5k. Who is their lawyer??
Their lawyer representing them in this suit is Shanin Specter.
I"m glad they filed suit, but I don't think they'll win this case because they did admit to being guilty. Yes, they were coerced and they were innocent, but technically, Trump told no lie.
I'm glad they filed suit because it puts another spotlight on how incredibly reckless Trump is. I don't think this is about the money.
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