A federal decide has rejected a $475m (£369m) defamation lawsuit introduced by Donald Trump in opposition to CNN.

The US news community described the previous US president’s declare that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him as a “big lie”.

The identical phrase was utilized by Adolf Hitler to justify prejudice in opposition to Jewish individuals, and is related to Nazi propaganda.

But US Judge Raag Singhal, who was nominated by Mr Trump in 2019, mentioned CNN’s phrases, whereas “repugnant”, had been opinion, not reality.

For that motive, they might not be the topic of a defamation declare, Judge Singhal mentioned.

“CNN’s statements, while repugnant, were not, as a matter of law, defamatory,” the decide wrote.

There had been 5 cases throughout which CNN both revealed tales or aired feedback which referred to Mr Trump’s feedback in regards to the 2020 election as a “big lie”, the lawsuit alleged.

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Filed in October 2022, the lawsuit mentioned the wording constituted a “deliberate effort by CNN to propagate to its audience an association between the plaintiff and one of the most repugnant figures in modern history”.

But merely utilizing the “big lie” phrase was not sufficient to evoke a transparent connotation, Judge Singhal mentioned.

“No reasonable viewer could (or should) plausibly make that reference,” he added.

A Trump spokesperson mentioned: “We agree with the highly respected judge’s findings that CNN’s statements about President Trump are repugnant.

“CNN will likely be held chargeable for their wrongful mistreatment of President Trump and his supporters.”

It is unclear whether Mr Trump, who is running to be president again, will appeal the decision.

He has often attacked media outlets he dislikes, describing certain reports as “faux news”.

Earlier this month, Mr Trump mentioned he had obtained a letter notifying him he’s a target in a US Justice Department investigation into makes an attempt to undo the outcomes of the 2020 presidential election.

A federal decide has set a trial date for him in the classified US documents case in Florida – one in all a number of authorized battles he faces as he campaigns to regain the White House.