CNN Settles Lawsuit With Covington Catholic Student Nick Sandmann
CNN, on Tuesday, settled a lawsuit with Covington Catholic student Nick Sandmann — who alleged that the network made “vicious” and “direct attacks” against him following a viral confrontation with Native American activist Nathan Phillips in January 2019.
According to Cincinnati-area Fox station Fox19, “The amount of the settlement was not made public during a hearing at the federal courthouse in Covington, Kentucky,” and trial dates “are still not set for Sandmann’s lawsuit against NBC Universal and the Washington Post,” which he is also suing for their media coverage of the January 2019 confrontation.
CNN, through a spokesperson, confirmed the settlement to Mediaite, but did not comment on details....