NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign sued the Washington Post for libel on Tuesday over two opinion pieces that it said suggested improper ties between the campaign and Russia, North Korea or both.
U.S. President Donald Trump departs to attend a briefing at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Vaccine Research Center from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
The campaign filed its lawsuit six days after filing a separate libel lawsuit against the New York Times (NYT.N), over an opinion piece it said falsely suggested a quid pro quo between Russian officials and Trump’s 2016 campaign.
Both lawsuits escalate the Republican president’s long-running battle with news media he believes demonstrate bias against him, a list also including CNN and MSNBC and which he frequently brands “fake news.”
Trump’s campaign is seeking millions of dollars in damages in both lawsuits.
The Post did not immediately resp