""The Daily Beast corrected and clarified its reporting concerning compensation associated with Mr. LaCivita's work on President Trump's campaign and removed a related podcast episode that could not be edited. The parties have now mutually resolved their dispute.""
""We win, and keep, our readers' trust by doing what we did here: reporting rigorously, transparently updating stories in the light of new reporting, and standing by our journalism when the people we have made uncomfortable threaten us, and try to bully and intimidate us,""
"LaCivita's lawyers filed a defamation suit in Virginia federal court accusing the Daily Beast of "harming [LaCivita's] reputation as an honest, reasonable, and ethical political operative.""
An Oct. 2024 Daily Beast claim said LaCivita made $22 million from the campaign; LaCivita denied the claim and sent letters demanding retraction. The outlet later adjusted the figure to $19.2 million and removed a podcast episode featuring Michael Isikoff, but declined further retraction requests. In March 2025, LaCivita filed a defamation suit in Virginia federal court alleging harm to his reputation. The parties settled with LaCivita dropping the suit in exchange for the outlet adding a clarifying editor's note and publishing follow-up pieces. LaCivita received no money. The outlet called the outcome a victory and said it stood by its reporting and updates.
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