Carter Page Loses Appeal Over Tossed Russia Defamation Lawsuit

Former Trump adviser Carter Page won’t get another chance to litigate defamation claims against the U.S. Agency for Global Media and media company Oath Inc. for statements they made in articles about his alleged connections to Russian officials, the Second Circuit ruled Dec. 2.

Page, who represented himself on appeal, argued that the district court failed to view the facts in the light most favorable to him when it dismissed his case, which included claims of terrorism, defamation, and tortious interference. That argument failed to persuade the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, which also ruled Page’s claims ...