George Zimmerman Sues <br />Pete Buttigieg, Elizabeth Warren <br />for Defamation Zimmerman's suit against <br />the Democratic presidential <br />candidates seeks $265 million in damages. His lawyer, <br />Larry Klayman, filed <br />the suit on Tuesday. Zimmerman, 36, was acquitted <br />of the murder of 17-year-old <br />Trayvon Martin in 2013. In separate tweets earlier this month, both Buttigieg <br />and Warren commemorated what would have been <br />Martin's 25th birthday on February 26. Pete Buttigieg, <br />via Twitter Elizabeth Warren, via Twitter In the suit, Klayman claims the tweets are <br />"misguided and malicious attempts to bolster <br />their standings amongst African-American <br />voters, all at Zimmerman’s expense." Zimmerman has also filed suits <br />against Trayvon Martin's mother, <br />the family lawyer and other entities <br />seeking damages of $100 million.
