A federal judge declined to toss a defamation lawsuit against President Trump over his remarks last year about five Black and Hispanic men wrongly convicted of a 1989 rape, dubbed the "Central Park Five."

U.S. District Judge Wendy Beetlestone on Thursday ruled that the lawsuit, which stems from Trump's remarks about the men at a 2024 presidential debate, can move forward. She said Trump's commentary can be "'objectively determined' to be false," as reason for the challenge to continue.

However, she did dismiss a claim contending the president intentionally........

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