>>510115588 (OP)>CNN had to pay for calling him a rapistThey could have won their case but ultimately they, like other media companies, want access to government i formation to broadcast and that means not getting kicked out and replaced by a Tim Pool type with means kissing ass. The settlement was less costly than losing access.
Why would they win their case? Trump actually raped someone. The reason why they had a leg to stand on against CNN is because the court didn't define what Trump did as rape because in that state, rape is only if a penis generates someone. Forcing your fingers inside someone is sexual assault, but it isn't legally defined as rape in that state.