A senior political adviser to President Trump struck the Daily Beast with a defamation lawsuit for his reporting how much he was paid by the campaign.
Chris Lacivita, a Trump’s re -election campaign manager, claims that the tabloid news site owned by Barry Diller created the “false impression” that he was “personally benefiting greatly from his campaign work and that he was giving personal gain for the success of the Campaign.” the moon.
Judicial proceedings stem from the Daily Beast article published on October 15, 2024 with the title: “Trump in cash crisis-like the salary of the discovered campaign.”
Written by independent journalist Michael Isikoff, who was not appointed as a defendant in the lawsuit, the article claims that Lacivita had negotiated a series of contracts and was paid millions of dollars over two years from the campaign.
The charges were repeated in several subsequent articles and discussed in a Podcast Daily Beast organized by the editor at the chief Joanna Coles.
A few weeks after the publication, Lacivita’s lawyers demanded a correction and withdrawal, saying public data from the Federal Election Commission, conflict with statements in the article.
The Daily Beast corrected the article a few days after the November 5 request, changing the amount of $ 19.2 million from $ 22 million and explained that funds went to Lacivita’s advisory firm than for him personally.
The monetary figure was updated and reflected in the title and the article was accompanied by the marking of an editor.
The Daily Beast also cleared its episode in Podcast, called “How has Trump’s campaign manager done $ 22 million?” From its platform after Lacivita’s lawyers demanded more withdrawal in January.
The Daily Beast “should have investigated and followed the money before lies were published in order to get clicks and push their political agenda,” said Lacivita’s lawyer Mark Geragos, who defended high profile figures like Michael Jackson, Winona Ryder and Chris Brown.
Lacivita is not looking for a specific amount in the damage, but is on the contrary allowing the amount to be determined in the trial. According to Axios, the issue is being funded by the Republican National Committee.
“The Daily Beast stands near her reporting to Chris Lacivita. His judicial proceeding is without merit and a transparent attempt to intimidate the beast and silence the independent press,” a rap company was shot again.
“The beast will be strongly protected and looking forward to following the money to confirm where every penny flowed into Lacivita’s LLC.”
Judicial proceedings come in a difficult time for the Daily Beast, which has undergone a massive adjustment under Coles, which is planned by current and previous employees for its bulldozy management style.
These include massive holidays and a recent Gutting of the Outlet DC Bureau, said a former Daily Beast employee for The Post.
“Joanna Coles has had a lot of running at the Daily Beast when you really think about it; she has been ignorant of false reporting, made enemies with all her staff and successfully destroyed the news bureau in Washington DC,” the person said.
The lawsuit is the latest example of slander and other legal strife that Trump and his allies have raised against the media whose coverage, they claim, were deceitful or inaccurate.
Currently, Trump has extraordinary lawsuits against CBS News, des Moines Register and CNN. Although the cases of slander are traditionally difficult to try, the ABC decided its issue of defamation with Trump in December for $ 16 million.
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