President-elect Donald Trump petitioned a federal judge on Wednesday to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by the Central Park Five, a group of men exonerated in 2002 for a notorious 1989 rape case.

President-elect Donald Trump, once facing significant criminal and civil legal challenges, has seen an astounding shift in his circumstances following his election win but still faces legal problems, ...

Trump's lawyers said in a court filing that his statements about the men, known widely as the Central Park Five, were legally protected expressions of opinion. The Central Park Five were cleared ...

President-elect Donald Trump requested Wednesday that a federal court drop a defamation lawsuit against him tied to the Central Park Five allegations. Trump’s attorneys say his remarks about the ...