STORY: 475 million dollars in damages – that’s what Donald Trump is demanding from the US television channel CNN. The ex-US president filed a lawsuit for defamation and slander on Monday. Trump claims that CNN has stepped up its attacks on him in recent months because the broadcaster feared the Republican might run for president again in 2024. The lawsuit alleges that CNN attempted to smear Trump with a series of increasingly scandalous, false, and defamatory labels such as “racist,” “Russian lackey,” and finally “Hitler.” Trump’s lawsuit comes at a time when He himself is facing significant legal problems, including a criminal investigation launched by the US Department of Justice against the ex-president for storing government documents at his Florida home after leaving office.