Trump asks Supreme Court to hear his defamation case against CNN

President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to weigh in on his defamation case against cable news giant CNN. In a filing submitted on Aug. 14 but docketed on Thursday, Trump told the justices that “CNN falsely and maliciously portrayed” him “as a knowing liar who fabricated objections to the 2020 election, lacked supporting evidence, and deliberately deceived the American people.” The…