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Hugo Lowell

Former T-Mobile chief denied bid to dismiss $100m defamation suit from Trump ally

A group of people holding cell phones, American flags and signs supporting Donald Trump look up at the sky, where the former president's airplane flies over.
Supporters of Donald Trump celebrate as his plane flies over a rally on 11 May 2024 in Wildwood, New Jersey. Photograph: Michael M Santiago/Getty Images

A Florida judge has denied an attempt by the former T-Mobile chief executive John Legere to dismiss a $100m defamation suit brought against him by a businessman with ties to people in Donald Trump’s orbit.

The decision by the judge, Will Thomas, means the suit filed by Grant Cardone can proceed to trial, for now. The suit argues Legere leveled attacks on Cardone’s business and his political and religious beliefs on social media.

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