Central Park 5 are suing Trump over Philly debate comments - WHYY

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

46% : Trump jumped on the media circus of the day and purchased his full-page ad in The New York Times and other major city newspapers.
34% : An attorney for Trump is not yet listed on the case.
32% : Following the assault of the jogger in 1989, Trump famously took out full-page ads in the city's major newspapers calling for the return of the death penalty for those responsible -- further inciting racial tensions in the city.
31% : But during the September debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Trump said that at the time the teenagers "admitted - they said, they pled guilty.
25% : The five men are looking for a trial by jury and for Trump to pay an undetermined amount in compensatory damages, punitive damages and other costs, the lawsuit says.
23% : In the September debate, Trump said they pled guilty, which they did not.
20% : The lawsuit alleges that Trump defamed the men, "cast them in a harmful false light and intentionally inflicted emotional distress on them," attorney Shanin Specter said in a statement.
11% : Prior to the comments Trump made during the debate last month in Philadelphia, there have been a number of times Trump has falsely claimed that the men were responsible for the attack, according to the lawsuit.

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