donald trump is being charged in court for allegedly lying in the middle of the last presidential debate – not about politics or Kamala Harrisbut about the “Central Park Five”.
The five men who were wrongly accused of a violent series of attacks in Central Park in 1989 are disputing something Trump said on September 10 in Philadelphia during the debate with Harris.
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If you recall, Harris mentioned Trump calling for the execution of the Central Park Five… something he did in a full-page ad in several newspapers, including the NY Times, after they were arrested in 1989.
At the debate, Trump responded to Harris defending his announcement, saying, “They admitted – they said they pleaded guilty. And I said, well, if they pleaded guilty, they would seriously hurt a person and ultimately kill a person.” “.
The 5 have some issues with Trump’s comments. In their federal case, they point out, no one was killed in the attacks – and, more importantly, they never pleaded guilty to the crimes. In fact, they pleaded not guilty and were completely exonerated.
Yusef Salaam, Raimundo Santana, Kevin Richardson, Antron Brown and Korey Sage — who are now more commonly referred to as the “Exonerated Five” — are suing Trump for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress, and are seeking compensatory and punitive damages.