The Teen From the Lincoln Memorial Protest Is Suing the Washington Post for $250 Million

The family of a Kentucky teen who was caught up in a viral encounter with a Native American elder during a January rally has filed a defamation lawsuit against The Washington Post.

The suit claims the newspaper falsely accused 16-year-old Nicholas Sandmann of racist behavior because of its "biased agenda against President Donald J. Trump.

The family of a Kentucky teen who was caught up in a viral encounter with a Native American elder during a January rally has filed a defamation lawsuit against The Washington Post. The suit claims the newspaper falsely accused 16-year-old Nicholas Sandmann of racist behavior because of its "biased agenda against President Donald J. Trump.