Trump’s Moves Against the Media Mirror Approaches by Authoritarian Leaders To Silence Dissent

Trump has filed lawsuits against outlets whose coverage he dislikes, threatened to revoke TV broadcast licenses and sought to bend news organizations and social media companies to his will.

Paramount Will Pay $16 Million in Settlement With Trump Over ’60 Minutes’ Interview

The case was widely discussed and was being seen as a referendum on how far organizations would go to curry favor with Trump.

Trump Tests Limits of Gag Order With Post Insulting 2 Likely Witnesses in Criminal Trial

It was unclear whether the judge might consider Trump’s criticism of his former lawyer Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels a violation of the gag order.

Trump’s Media Company Sues The Washington Post for Defamation, Requests $3.78B in Damages

Donald Trump’s media company which owns his Twitter-like platform, Truth Social, sued the Washington Post May 20 for $3.78 billion in damages, claiming a recently published article on the media company’s finances is defamatory.