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Adam Gabbatt

Trump campaign manager quietly drops defamation suit against the Daily Beast

Donald Trump greets Chris LaCivita at a campaign event in Des Moines, Iowa, on 6 Janunary 2024.
Donald Trump greets Chris LaCivita at a campaign event in Des Moines, Iowa, on 6 Janunary 2024. Photograph: Andrew Harnik/AP

A manager for Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential election bid has abandoned a high-profile lawsuit against the Daily Beast, 10 months after complaining the news outlet had defamed him in reporting on campaign expenditures.

Chris LaCivita, who co-managed the campaign that led to Trump’s second presidency, quietly dropped his legal action on Friday, the Daily Beast said. The outlet said it had not retracted the story, made no apology and had not made any cash payment to LaCivita.

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