CNN is seeking to pause the Irish proceedings and have the matter tried in the United States. The defamation suit relates to a story alleging the Trump White House influenced the awarding of a lease of mid-band spectrum to “Rivada”.
Not long ago, the Galway-born entrepreneur and former Libertas founder was making billion dollar 5G pitches to the US government. So why did his company Rivada Networks fail to discharge a $3.1 million debt?
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