Trump Posts CBS Report on $9.25 Million Verdict Against New York Times
Trump shares a CBS News article about an Alabama jury awarding former college basketball player Kai Spears $9.25 million in a defamation case against The New York Times.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump posted a CBS News article on Truth Social reporting that an Alabama jury awarded former college basketball player Kai Spears$9.25 million in a defamation case against The New York Times Company Class A(NYSE: NYT).
Here is the full post on truthsocial: “OCBS NEWS LIVE CBS News 24/7 New York Times Company Class A defamed ex-college basketball player Kai Spears, must pay him $9.25 million in damages, jury says Updated on: August 21, 2026 / 8:54 AM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google Tuscaloosa, Ala. — An Alabama jury on Thursday awarded $9.25 million in damages after finding that The New York Times defamed a former college basketball player by incorrectly reporting that he was at the scene of a fatal shooting in Tuscaloosa. Kai Spears, who played for the University of Alabama men’s team, sued the Times in 2023 after it published a report, citing a person familiar with the investigation, that indicated he was a passenger in a car involved in the shooting. The Times reported that the person had spoken on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters. Days later, the Times acknowledged its error in an editor’s note and corrected the story.” on August 21, 2026 at 10:16 AM ET.
This is Trump’s 2nd message released today, and the last post was 3 hours ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 16 of his 370 posts over the last 30 days classified as Legal posts.
President Donald J. Trump posted a screenshot of a CBS News article on Truth Social at WASHINGTON D.C.
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Kai Spears played guard for the University of Alabama men’s basketball team and was a freshman walk-on when the disputed reporting appeared, according to cbsnews. He sued the Times in federal court in 2023 after a report wrongly identified him at the scene of the January 2023 shooting that killed Jamea Harris, according to 1819news. An eight-person jury delivered its verdict after a nine-day trial in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, according to cbsnews.
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