{"id":13243,"date":"2026-01-17T16:53:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T16:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=13243"},"modified":"2026-01-17T16:53:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T16:53:01","slug":"trump-campaign-manager-quietly-drops-defamation-suit-against-the-daily-beast-trump-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=13243","title":{"rendered":"Trump campaign manager quietly drops defamation suit against the Daily Beast | Trump administration"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A manager for Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s 2024 presidential election bid has abandoned a high-profile lawsuit against the Daily Beast, 10 months after complaining<\/a> the news outlet had defamed him in reporting on campaign expenditures.<\/p>\n

Chris LaCivita, who co-managed the campaign that led to Trump\u2019s second presidency, quietly dropped his legal action on Friday, the Daily Beast said. The outlet said it had not retracted the story, made no apology and had not made any cash payment to LaCivita.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit alleged the Daily Beast fabricated claims about his campaign compensation and deliberately damaged his professional reputation in its reporting about millions of dollars LaCivita\u2019s company received from the Trump campaign.<\/p>\n

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LaCivita said the Daily Beast\u2019s reporting had created a \u201cfalse impression that he was personally profiting excessively\u201d and prioritized personal gain over campaign success. The lawsuit did not specify damages sought but said: \u201cIt is estimated that it would cost millions of dollars to repair Mr LaCivita\u2019s reputation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite that bullishness, the lawsuit will no longer go ahead. It represents quite a turnaround from LaCivita, who last March said of the legal action<\/a>, \u201cFuck around and Find Out,\u201d and claimed: \u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to making my case in front of a jury.\u201d<\/p>\n

The lawsuit centered on a series of reports from the Daily Beast which suggested LaCivita had \u201craked in\u201d huge payments, including a piece by the journalist Michael Isikoff that was headlined \u201cTrump in Cash Crisis \u2013 As Campaign Chief\u2019s $22m Pay Revealed\u201d.<\/p>\n

LaCivita said the reporting harmed his personal reputation. The lawsuit claimed the multimillion-dollar figure represented gross campaign advertising expenditures, not personal income.<\/p>\n

After initial correction demands from LaCivita\u2019s legal team, the Daily Beast modified its reporting, reducing the claimed compensation to $19.2m and clarifying that funds went to LaCivita\u2019s consulting firm. However, the lawsuit argues these changes did not adequately address the fundamental misrepresentation.<\/p>\n

LaCivita\u2019s lawsuit against the Daily Beast was one front in a broader pattern of legal standoffs pitting Trump and those in his orbit against media organizations \u2013 often centering on defamation complaints. Trump and his allies have spent years resorting to litigation to challenge journalistic reporting they perceive to be hostile or inaccurate.<\/p>\n

As the Daily Beast noted, the Atlantic had reported<\/a> in November 2024 that Trump furiously questioned LaCivita about the monetary figure the latter would eventually sue over while they were both on a campaign plane. Trump told LaCivita, \u201cYou should sue those bastards,\u201d and would later teasingly refer to him as \u201cmy $22m man\u201d, according to the Atlantic\u2019s reporting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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