Trump Campaign Sues Dem Super PAC Over TV Ad – By Brian Trusdell (Newsmax) / June 24 2020
The re-election campaign of President Donald Trump is suing the largest political organization supporting Democratic rival and former Vice President Joe Biden, claiming it produced a television advertisement that misrepresents the president’s remarks about the novel coronavirus.
The lawsuit against Super PAC Priorities USA Action in U.S. District Court in Wisconsin comes more than two months after the Trump campaign sued WJFW, an NBC network affiliate in the state which aired the commercial 37 times over 11 days beginning March 25.
The Trump campaign also has threatened lawsuits against stations in other states, including Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Florida, from running it.
The latest lawsuit claims Priorities USA “knowingly and intentionally” took audio clips from a South Carolina rally Feb. 28 and manipulated them to make it seem that Trump was dismissive of the dangers posed by the coronavirus. The Hill reported.
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