The news website calls the lawsuit ‘meritless and a transparent attempt to ... silence the independent press’A top campaign manager for Donald Trump’s victorious 2024 presidential bid has filed a defamation lawsuit against the Daily Beast, alleging the news outlet fabricated claims about his c ampaign compensation and deliberately damaged his professional reputation.Chis LaCivita’s lawsuit, filed on Monday in the US district court for the eastern district of Virginia, centers on a series of articles published in October 2024 claiming that he received up to $22m from the campaign and associated political action committees. Continue reading... ...read more read less