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Journalist Accidentally Included in Trump Officials’ Group Chat on Military Strike
Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, reported he was mistakenly added to a Signal group chat where top Trump administration officials—including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance—discussed classified plans for a military strike on Houthi rebels. The text thread, which Goldberg described in an article, included operational details about the Yemen strikes and ended with real-time verification of the bombing. The National Security Council confirmed the thread “appears to be authentic” and is investigating the inadvertent inclusion. President Trump denied knowledge of the incident. (Read More) (Scripps News Rating)
Trump Campaign Co-Manager Chris LaCivita Sues The Daily Beast for Defamation
Chris LaCivita, a senior adviser to Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign, has filed a defamation lawsuit against The Daily Beast, accusing the outlet of falsely claiming he earned $22 million from campaign work. The lawsuit asserts the figure represented campaign ad spending, not personal compensation, and says the reporting harmed LaCivita’s reputation. The Daily Beast has not retracted the story and dismissed the lawsuit as an attempt to intimidate the press. Legal counsel for the outlet has called the reporting accurate. (Read More) (Washington Examiner Rating)
Supreme Court Declines Steve Wynn’s Challenge to Press Libel Protections
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected casino magnate Steve Wynn’s petition to reconsider New York Times v. Sullivan, the 1964 precedent requiring public figures to prove “actual malice” in defamation cases. Wynn’s lawsuit against the Associated Press, based on sexual misconduct allegations published in 2018, was previously dismissed by Nevada courts. While Justice Clarence Thomas has repeatedly criticized the Sullivan standard, he did not dissent this time. Wynn argued the precedent is outdated in the era of online journalism. (Read More) (The Hill Rating)
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