Trump campaign sues New York Times for libel over Russia opinion piece - live
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Lawsuit relates to opinion piece published in March 2019Biden wins crucial endorsement ahead of South Carolina contestBoston Globe endorses Warren as best `to lay bare Trump´s weaknesses´Support the Guardian´s independent journalism. Make a contribution 8.20pm GMT Bernie Sanders is `taking aim` at Amy Klobuchar´s home state of Minnesota, according to Associated Press.Sanders´ campaign announced earlier that he will hold a rally on Monday in St. Paul, the day before Minnesotan Democrats go to the polls in the `Super Tuesday` extravaganza. 8.07pm GMT Donald Trump´s re-election campaign has filed a libel lawsuit against the New York Times, accusing the newspaper of intentionally publishing a false article related to the investigation into Russian election interference in 2016.According to Reuters, the lawsuit was being filed in the New York State Supreme Court, the state´s trial-level court, on Tuesday.[Trump] campaign officials said the lawsuit was being filed in the New York State Supreme Court, the state´s trial-level court. A statement from the campaign said the aim of the litigation was to `hold the news organization accountable for intentionally publishing false statements against President Trump´s campaign`. Continue reading...