Donald Trump is suing the Pulitzer Prize Board, alleging the committee defamed him by refusing to retract prizes awarded to the Washington Post and New York Times for reporting about the Russia gate scandal.
In 2018, the newspapers shared an award for their “deeply sourced, relentlessly reported coverage in the public interest that dramatically furthered the nation’s understanding of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and its connections to the Trump campaign.”
Former special counsel Robert Mueller’s lengthy investigation found no proof Trump or his campaign colluded with Russia to interfere in the election.
In a civil complaint filed Tuesday in Florida and viewed by Fox News, Trump alleged the Pulitzer board’s refusal to retract the shared award between the newspapers equates to defamation.
