Trump's Campaign Manager Ditches Lawsuit Against Daily Beast

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Source: Daily Beast

Updated Jan. 17 2026 3:12AM EST
Published Jan. 16 2026 10:23PM EST


Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign manager has abandoned a lawsuit against the Daily Beast. Chris LaCivita, who co-managed Trump’s election victory with Susie Wiles, halted his legal action on the Friday night before Monday’s MLK Day federal holiday, despite having initially posted on X: “F--- Around Find Out,” and boasting, “I’m really looking forward to making my case in front of a jury.”

The Beast did not retract the story, made no apology, and gave no cash payment, all of which are common in settlements.

LaCivita brought his suit over a Beast report from October 2024, written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Michael Isikoff, about the millions that flowed into his company, Advancing Strategies LLC, while he was managing Trump’s campaign. He also sued over four other reports that followed it.

The reports, based on public Federal Election Commission records, said that LaCivita’s LLC was paid $22 million over two years leading up to the election, a figure that was reduced in later reporting to $19.2 million. The Beast also noted that the funds could have passed through the LLC to other vendors.

Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-campaign-manager-ditches-lawsuit-against-daily-beast/

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1. intimidation lawsuit

That's all that was, and when DB didn't flinch, he backed down. So counter sue LaCivita - start with abuse of process ( he knew from the beginning the report was factual) then move to damage to reputation.

[LiberalArkie]

3. That is why the universities and news media should have called his bluff, but I think they wanted to crack down of

liberal thinking.

[Midnight Writer]

2. Time for a countersuit.

They should face a serious countersuit for every one of their unfounded, malicious harassment suits.

Maybe they would think twice the next time they decide to harass people with unfounded lawsuits.