Trump Sued for Defamation by Exonerated 'Central Park Five'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : The case comes as Trump enters the final two weeks of his presidential campaign before Election Day on Nov. 5.
47% : "The case is Salaam v. Trump, 24-cv-05560, US District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia).
33% : After the debate, one of the five men, Yusef Salaam, a member of the New York City Council, approached Trump and introduced himself, according to the complaint.
29% : "Trump has a history of speaking publicly about the 1989 case, including taking out full-page newspaper ads referring to the attack days after it took place that called for the city to "bring back the death penalty" to "send a message loud and clear to those who would murder our citizens and terrorize New York.
26% : Trump replied, "They admitted -- they said, they pled guilty.
22% : Donald Trump is facing a defamation lawsuit over comments he made during the September presidential debate about five men who were wrongly convicted in the 1989 jogger rape case and came to be known as the "Central Park Five."The men, who were teenagers when they were arrested, said in a lawsuit filed Monday in federal court in Philadelphia that Trump defamed them by saying during the debate that they had pleaded guilty when they hadn't.
22% : Trump also made erroneous comments during the debate suggesting someone had been killed during the 1989 incident.
20% : Trump commented that Salaam was "on my side then" and Salaam responded, "No, no, no, I'm not on your side," at which point Trump walked away.
15% : The case came up during the Sept. 10 debate between Trump and Harris.

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