"Donald Trump intends to sue Univision for breach of contract and
defamation after the media
company announced it would renege on a
five-year contract for broadcast rights to the Miss Universe and Miss
USA pageants, his lawyer said Thursday.
The announcement comes hours after Trump told the On Media blog that Univision was defaulting on an "iron-clad" $13.5 million contract, which he said it had no right to terminate.
"We intend to pursue all legal rights and remedies available to Mr. Trump pursuant to the terms of the license agreement as well as a defamation case against Univision," Michael Cohen, Trump's executive vice president and special counsel, said. "I am at this moment finalizing the retainer agreement with outside counsel."
Univision spokesperson Monica Talan said her organization would not comment beyond its initial statement. In that statement, released Thursday morning, Univision said it would "not be airing the Miss USA pageant on July 12th or working on any other projects tied to the Trump Organization" because of the real estate mogul's remarks about Mexican immigrants.
Trump, who is running for the Republican presidential nomination, said in a speech earlier this month that he would build a wall to stop Mexico from dumping "rapists" and criminals on U.S. soil. On Wednesday, Trump issued a statement accusing the media of trying "to distort my comments regarding Mexico and its great people," adding that he has "many successful business relationships with Mexican companies and employ, and am close friends with, many Mexican people," and that he has "tremendous respect for the leaders of Mexico." Politico
The announcement comes hours after Trump told the On Media blog that Univision was defaulting on an "iron-clad" $13.5 million contract, which he said it had no right to terminate.
"We intend to pursue all legal rights and remedies available to Mr. Trump pursuant to the terms of the license agreement as well as a defamation case against Univision," Michael Cohen, Trump's executive vice president and special counsel, said. "I am at this moment finalizing the retainer agreement with outside counsel."
Univision spokesperson Monica Talan said her organization would not comment beyond its initial statement. In that statement, released Thursday morning, Univision said it would "not be airing the Miss USA pageant on July 12th or working on any other projects tied to the Trump Organization" because of the real estate mogul's remarks about Mexican immigrants.
Trump, who is running for the Republican presidential nomination, said in a speech earlier this month that he would build a wall to stop Mexico from dumping "rapists" and criminals on U.S. soil. On Wednesday, Trump issued a statement accusing the media of trying "to distort my comments regarding Mexico and its great people," adding that he has "many successful business relationships with Mexican companies and employ, and am close friends with, many Mexican people," and that he has "tremendous respect for the leaders of Mexico." Politico
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