George Zimmerman sues Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg for $265 million saying they defamed him as a 'white supremacist and racist' in tweets about Trayvon Martin in order to 'pander to black voters' - Zimmerman filed the lawsuit against the candidates on Tuesday in Florida
- He says both Warren and Buttigieg defamed him to pander to black voters
- Both candidates tweeted about Trayvon Martin on February 5, Martin's birthday
- Zimmerman fatally shot Martin in 2012 and was acquitted on self-defense
- Suit says Warren and Buttigieg falsely accused Zimmerman of racism
- Zimmerman says he is 'Hispanic, a minority advocate, and an Obama supporter'
- He previously sued Martin's family for $100M accusing them of false testimony
By Keith Griffith For Dailymail.com
Published: 05:58 AEDT, 20 February 2020 | Updated: 14:14 AEDT, 20 February 2020
George Zimmerman has sued Senator Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg, accusing the Democratic presidential candidates of defamation over tweets about the death of Trayvon Martin.
Zimmerman filed the lawsuit seeking $265 million in Polk County, Florida on Tuesday, in response to Warren and Buttigieg's tweets on February 5, which would have been Martin's 25th birthday.
In 2012, Zimmerman fatally shot 17-year-old Martin during an altercation, and was acquitted on all charges in the case on grounds of self-defense.
His new suit accuses the two Democrat candidates of using Martin's death 'as a pretext to demagogue and falsely brand Zimmerman as a white supremacist and racist to their millions of Twitter followers.'
Buttigieg and Warren, who have both faced questions about support among black voters, used Martin's birthday as an opportunity to tweet about the case.
'Trayvon Martin would have been 25 today. How many 25th birthdays have been stolen from us by white supremacy, gun violence, prejudice, and fear? #BlackLivesMatter,' Buttigieg tweeted to his 1.6 million followers.
Warren chimed in: “My heart goes out to @SybrinaFulton and Trayvon's family and friends. He should still be with us today. We need to end gun violence and racism. And we need to build a world where all of our children—especially young Black boys—can grow up safe and free.”
In the tweet to her 3.6 million followers, Warren added four photos of Martin as a young child, between the ages of 4 and 10.
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