Jesse Ventura is one of those few people who doesn't let the media control him.

CBS is so disrespectful when interviewing Ventura.

I heard Jesse say this once....."How overwhelming must the evidence have been to make the jury rule against a recently killed war hero". Makes a lot of sense. So much respect for Jesse.

I completely support Mr. Ventura. We should follow his example and seek truth.

“Chris Kyle was a navy seal” SO WAS I! Boom!

Those anchors appear so angry that Jesse prevailed.

Man it’s disgusting how Ventura is treated over this. He sought to clear his name and restore the truth and this is the interview he gets. These people should be ashamed

Kyle made a profit off of defaming someone's character and people seem to not give a damn. A least a nice portion. Ventura gave Kyle several chances to make a statement saying his story was fabricated, Kyle refused and sadly passed away. Ventura took the next legal action and sued his estate which he had ever right. People are making this out to be an emotional case because she was a widow and Kyle was a sniper. I am deeply sorry for his widow's loss but that doesn't mean Ventura should just drop the case. Very happy Ventura won.

jesse ventura has a well established record as a man of integrity who speaks exactly what he thinks, while he openly criticizes the actions of political leaders and speaks truth to power, he NEVER criticized the actions, or patriotism of soldiers, and the idea that he would go to a SEAL event and do it doesn't even make a little sense

Good for him. As they say a man is only as good as his name. When your reputation is put on the line you should always defend it.

The tone of Charlie, Norah, and Gayle really made my blood boil. They didn’t even try to hide their bias against Ventura.

Congrats Jesse!!

Chris Kyle was no hero

Jesse stands for the truth. A great American. Need more Americans like him.

Kyle was a total fraud. The real badass never run his mouth.

Rather than continue fighting for her dead husband's lie, let the liar's widow enjoy her $6 million the lying book gained her, and be thankful Ventura didn't sue her for it.

the truth is the most important thing in this world.

Jesse Ventura great win for the truth

That's how backwards it is. Nobody's saying Chris Kyle is the one who ruined his family legacy.

I have been out of the field (journalism) for more than nine years - it's absolutely grotesque to see how far we've gone from reporting the facts and removing bias. A veteran, a mayor and governor was used as a launch pad for a man who has a history of lying and wanted to see his book sales surge. The fact that Jesse had his reputation tarnished and still has some in the public smearing his name is disgusting.

“I’m on blood thinners if I get hit I bleed” Well Jesse, we all know you ain’t got time to bleed

Full support to governor on this one. He just kills every time he talks about this. Precise and clear answers to every question on all interviews on the topic on all outlets.

It was not a suit against the widow. It was against the estate of a man who defaimed him.

You can have any opinions of Ventura but he deserved this outcome 100%. Kyle lied and if he hadn't lied this wouldn't have ever happened. It was Kyle's own fault.

So just because Chris died everyone expects Jesse to just let the lie be told as truth? Nah forget all that.

The court found ONE POINT EIGHT MILLION REASONS why Chris Kyle is a dishonor to all those who serve and those who served before him. How is bragging and lying about beating up a former Seal like himself honorable? Honor is standing up, speaking out and fighting for the truth, just like Jesse has done. Clint Eastwood should be ashamed of making a movie before checking the facts.

I love how every single post here is cheering for Ventura and the media claimed he was 'getting hammered in the court of public opinion'. They have no limits..

It seems, based on these comments, the court of public opinion is on Ventura’s side.

If the liar that Chris turned out to be hadn't put that bullshit in his book, then there wouldn't have been a lawsuit now would there? Whether Jesse's reputation is already damaged or not is irrelevant. He deserves to have the truth come out and defend himself against false accusations like this whether the kid is dead or alive. Again, CHRIS KYLE put his wife in this position, not Jesse. I suppose that everyone on here calling Jesse out as a dick, anti-Navy SEAL, asshole etc. would have just let someone slander your name right?

this didnt age well

So hard to accept that Chris Kyle could dishonor himself, his family, and his fellow SEALs. All to get a few extra sales...

Jesse is being vilified for telling the truth.

Great Job Jesse!!! as for the media always playing the drama trying to make Jesse look like the bad guy...the media can find a lot of drama with the VA health care system or the Border issues or the IRS investigations...what's up with that???

People lets think of this if jesse ventura really got hit in 2006 dont you think it would been all over the news in 2006

The fact that he won this case in court is incredible - a word for anyone here who is not familiar with libel cases : the plaintiff almost never, *ever* wins, because defamation is so hard to *prove* to a judge or jury, and the jury here, i'm sure consisted of average people who may have not liked Jesse and like Chris (like most people if I had to assume), and were convinced that Jesse had never been hit. In this video the news didn't go on to say the entire story about what Chris had said, and tried very much to portray Chris in the most positive light: Chris's claim was that Jesse wasn't just "criticizing the war", he was claiming that Jesse Ventura was saying "we deserved to lose a few (guys)', i.e. asserting that he was in some way celebrating the deaths of American soldiers, something Jesse to the best of my knowledge has never done or even joked about doing. Consider this: A decorated veteran publishes a book saying he fought with someone in a bar after hearing the man say he worshiped the devil and/or thinks child molesters are fine. During the book tour, the author is asked to identify the monster and names you. It makes headlines, helping propel the book’s sales. You file a defamation suit and, roughly a year later, the author/veteran unexpectedly dies. His multimillion dollar estate goes to his wife, an estate largely consisting of profits from the book that defamed you. Do you drop the suit? (source: The National Review, A.J. Delgado) Also, look up how Chris's widow Taya Kyle is filing suit against Chris's business partners in the company he created, Craft International, and how they essentially took away all the stocks that were transferred to her after his death. And there is more reporting on Jesse winning a defamation suit against Chris than Chris's business partners stealing his potentially multi-million dollar business from his family? Astounding.

Totally agree with Ventura. Defamation is serious business and have been slandered as well and it's extremely destructive.

I want to thank both Chris Kyle and Jesse Ventura for the services to this county. Having said that Chris Kyle's book was not selling well until Chris stated in an interview with Opie and Anthony that he slugged Jesse Ventura. Then Fox's Bill O'Reilly wanted an interview to push a political agenda. We all know Fox News : ) It has been stated than many of the things in the book American Sniper are not true. I do think Chris Kyle wanted his book to be a big seller. If that included a little false information so be it may have been the attitude. I would think that if the altercation was true it would have been on the local news if not CNN. I would like to think by word of mouth everyone would have know by the time the book was released so why not stated who it was in the book? Because of this I have doubts that the altercation between Jesse and Chirs actually happened. I think Jesse did the right thing. I would have done it myself. What do you folks think?

CBS anchors messed with the wrong man, they looked so stupid trying to make Jesse the bad guy

Wow MSM is scary

There are many in our Armed Forces that will NEVER talk about the missions they were on, much less write a tell all book for profit.

Good job Jesse.

Don't know why but those women didn't believe it for a second shame on them

Much respect…dude can hold his own against these interviewers.

Just because people side with Ventura on this doesn't necessarily make them anti Chris Kyle. CK lied and hurt Ventura for profit. His story was good though and he saved a lot of soldiers. He was a hero to a lot of people. However he lied and even after death he is paying the consequences. If you hate Ventura because of his politics then fine but don't hate the man for protecting his reputation.

Jesse Ventura is a great man with balls and not stupid like this CBS people that sounded like he did something wrong.

Jesse Ventura was right to sue Chris Kyle estate

How I wish Jesse would run for the Presidency.

Jesse ventura is a good man, why are we so quick to believe Chris Kyle. Chris wanted to sell a book and he just went after Jesse Ventura for some reason. Chris Kyle was a navy seal sniper, that doesn't make him a HERO.

Congratulations jesse. I hope you run for president 2016

Well done Mr. Ventura. Fucking BS story.

You got to love the line "if the truth damages you then we live in a pretty sorry world." I completely agree with Ventura on this lawsuit, Kyle has been caught lying multiple times and it was clear that Ventura did not get knocked out.

How can he receive damages for a damaged reputation? If your reputation is already mud, how much worse could it get from a quote in a book?

Kyle's story doesn't seem to pass the smell test.

C.Kyle lied

Jeez. The way they questioned the non liar ex Vietnam war verteran Navy Seal was like they were all annoyed with him for slapping baby Jesus or something…

I was shocked to learn that Kyle lied about Jesse talking trash and punching him. Kyle also lied about how many medals that he won and the US Navy corrected him about.

He hurt his own family making up a dam lie for money

Chris Kyle lied about a few things didnt he! Wasnt medals another one?

I thought this was FOX news when she said he was "getting hammered in the court of public opinion"... hahaha

President Ventura, damn that would've sounded good.

So Crissy Kyle died as a liar? Well that's embarrassing.

Jesse gets off on proving people wrong. I think it's great the way he speaks to worshipers of the media. All he has ever done was ask questions, questions that make most people very uneasy. In this case he proves his innocence in a court of law and the media wants to play on our emotions, talking about a widow and children. Give me a break

I don't blame him for taking that to court. Also, this kind of crap is why I don't watch the news anymore.

Jessie Ventura actually made sense. And I agree with a previous post. He sued Chris Kyle estate and not his wife.

Shame on CBS!

Mr CK could not find a witness to speak on his faveor in a bar full of people, where the alleged fight took place... WOW ...then Mr J Ventura is 100% right.

Look... to this day it is a tragedy what happened to Chris Kyle but maybe he should have been smarter than to take a comrade who was clearly suffering from severe post traumatic stress disorder or PTSD to a damn gun range. That being said, if Kyle lied about getting into a fight with Jesse Ventura in a bar then he lied. It is a shame that so many people would rather defend their own narrative of Chris Kyle than accept the truth about him. Shame on these CBS co-hosts for trying to paint Ventura as the villain and make him feel guilty for speaking truth they would rather not hear. He was there... they were not.

Jesse had to clear his name Chris Lyle should never have fabricated the story and the widows fees were paid for by her insurance no winner's in this one 2 veterans this should have never happened

Ventura is getting the 1.8 million he won from Chris kyles greedy insurance company. Not 1 penny came from the wife's pocketKnow ur facts and stop using ur political prejudices to judge this man a former navy deal mayor and governor. What would you do if some said did this to you.., think for yourself

These journalist are a frigging joke with these questions. They are not even remotely trying to be fair and impartial.

Charlie rose..... The smooth criminal

Did not affect the family or the kids it was all covered by Insurance the book publisher Insurance cuz when you sign on to do a book deal there's insurance policies involved and he even had insurance through the movie production see people just thought that because he passed shortly after the suit was the one or before I don't know but he passed and since he did the suit now transferred to the estate and she was executor but the truth of the matter is she didn't pay $1 out of her pocket nor did it take from her children all covered by insurance and he was just defending himself for a lie that was told and a pretty serious one I mean some of the stuff that he said yes he said was just unbelievable and how could a serviceman do that to another service man I'll tell you how cuz he wanted his book sales to go up he wanted to take someone that already had a little bit of notoriety and in Celebrity and make himself a celebrity but just despicable if you ask me and I believe everything Ventura singing or he wouldn't have drug it out like he did

Yes he sued the mother and children for their money...... when their money was from a liar who profited and benefited from lying in his book.

Im with ventura on this one !!

This convinces me that the American white woman is the most valued commodity. There is ALWAYS an available angle in which she is the victim no matter what the situation. It’s actually amazing-“A widow with 2 kids…” The way they flipped it to make it seem like he was directly suing this lady and her kids. Wow.

He (Ventura) had no reason to lie. Literally had nothing to gain from lying about that incident. Glad he stuck up for himself.

Jeese for the win

CBS hit job

One of those guys who's bigger, stronger, tougher... AND smarter than most.

All these "news people" ask only accusatory and instigating questions. Infuriating. Jesse Ventura has my respect. Everyone should be a straight shooter call everything how it is, by the truth!

Say what you want. But Jesse makes good points. And at the end of the day... a court of law decided he was telling the truth not Kyle. People just need to get over it. The evidence is the evidence. Don't blame Jesse. Blame the person who lied about it. Unless you think Chris is incapable of lying... he's human. He made it up to sell more books. And it worked. He probably never knew it would end up like this though. Let it go people. He won, fair and square.

Jesse Ventura.... 👏🏿👍🏿 That's my Hero!!!!!

How did CK think he would get away with this?

He's a REAL AMERICAN 🇺🇲

former Navy Seal? you mean Ventura went back and became an actual Navy Seal? I mean, anyone that does their homework knows full well he was never a Navy Seal, but I might have missed something...

He is a cowardly POS, taking money from a widow and her children.

He's my Hero...Gov. Ventura

Man they did not like talking to him

This should have died when Chris Kyle died. You went after his widow and children, shame on you. If it is about just "clearing your name", then don't take the money. You cant go to SEAL reunions? What a SEAL you must be if you have the "courage" to stand up against a fallen SEAL's widow, but not enough balls to show up to a reunion. Shame on you. Period.

My God this is the most biased media questioning that I’ve ever heard.

Jesse is a hero too and he should just let the news show talk because none of them our hero's and there always looking for Bs to keep them working . Jesse proved his case and won let to go .

This is a man with guts,integrity & grit ! I would vote for him for president any day. He doesn't care what people think of him!

chris kyle who lied hurt his family and not jesse ventura. thats what happens in life ur actions have consequences. by the way jornalist lady at least have the decency to not malign ur guest, who is more respectable and loved than u.

People hate the truth. They blame the victim

He was not a SEAL. He did not complete the additional training required at the time to become a SEAL. He started calling himself a SEAL years later after his demo unit was disbanded.

The cbs people all acted like Ventura wasn't telling the truth

Jesse killed these sick puppets. Exposing the strings is always jarring to a puppet.

Jesse, God bless you and thank you for your service. The truth is on your side. Kyle lied about more than his story regarding you. Shame he did that, but he did lie none the less. His suffering is over.

Good job Jesse, been following you for many years now, and I’m so happy you vindicated yourself!!👍

The Truth is the Truth, good on Jesse Ventura for standing up for whats right.