2000 Mules Film Producer Retracts Film Amid Lawsuit
By: Mediaite
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Dinesh D'Souza's movie that sought to prove former President Donald Trump's fantasy that the 2020 election was stolen from him by widespread fraud has been debunked time and time again. Now, years after its release, its executive producer is retracting the film entirely.
Following the 2020 election, D'Souza released 2000 Mules as an attempt to justify Trump's loss to President Joe Biden. Trump famously held a screening of the movie at his Mar-a-Lago estate and MAGA supporters promoted the film during it's release in May 2022.
The film was produced by Salem Media Group, a conservative radio juggernaut that airs the likes of Sebastian Gorka and Charlie Kirk.
In a new statement, Salem apologized for the film and said it would cease distributing it. The move came after a man featured in the movie sued Salem for defamation.
The movie featured video showing the man, Mark Andrews, putting five ballots in a drop box in Lawrenceville, Georgia in 2020. D'Souza falsely claimed in the film that Andrews' actions were criminal, describing the votes as "fraudulent."
The statement from Salem blamed D'Souza for the smear.
"In publishing the film and the book, we relied on representations made to us by Dinesh D'Souza and True the Vote, Inc. ('TTV') that the individuals depicted in the videos provided to us by TTV, including Mr. Andrews, illegally deposited ballots," the company said in a statement. "We have learned that the Georgia Bureau of Investigation has cleared Mr. Andrews of illegal voting activity in connection with the event depicted in 2000 Mules."
The company added, "It was never our intent that the publication of the 2000 Mules film and book would harm Mr. Andrews. We apologize for the hurt the inclusion of Mr. Andrews' image in the movie, book, and promotional materials have caused Mr. Andrews and his family."
The statement concluded by noting, "We have removed the film from Salem's platforms, and there will be no future distribution of the film or the book by Salem."
Andrews filed a federal lawsuit against D'Souza, True the Vote and Salem back in October 2022 over the allegations promoted in the film. Salem settled the case with Andrews for a "significant" amount.
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How many right wingers on NT have supported this bat shit crazy conspiracy film ?
Too many people on the right believe conspiracy theories. It could eventually destroy this country.
Probably not many as viewership was so low, the movie might well have lost money.
Dinesh D'Souza lied? Say it ain't so!