US EditionTrump bringing US$15 billion lawsuit against New York Times
- On September 15, 2025, President Donald Trump initiated legal action in Florida, seeking $15 billion in damages through a defamation and libel claim against The New York Times, its publisher Penguin Random House, and four of the newspaper’s journalists.
- The lawsuit follows prior legal actions Trump has filed against ABC News, CBS News, and The Wall Street Journal, citing alleged falsehoods related to his business and political conduct.
- The lawsuit targets four journalists from the New York Times and a book from Penguin Random House, all released within approximately two months before the recent election, highlighting Trump's financial dealings and his role on television; meanwhile, the publisher maintains confidence in the book’s accuracy.
- Trump described The New York Times as a historically disreputable newspaper and accused it of spreading false, harmful, and defamatory statements, while the Times dismissed the lawsuit as baseless and an effort to suppress independent journalism.
- The lawsuit likely aims to impose legal costs on media and deter critical coverage, but The New York Times vows to pursue facts without fear, and none of Trump’s media lawsuits have reached court yet.
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The liberal New York Times has long been a thorn in the eye of US President Trump - now he is complaining against them. The newspaper rejects the allegations and sees a tactic behind the action. By Martin Ganslmeier.
U.S. President Donald Trump accuses the New York Times and four of its journalists of defaming him shortly before the 2024 election, claiming that a series of articles aimed to undermine his candidacy and discredit his reputation as a successful businessman.
Trump Files $15b Defamation Lawsuit against The New York Times
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump has added The New York Times to the list of media companies he’s challenged in court, filing a $15 billion defamation lawsuit that targets four of its journalists in a book and three articles published within a two-month period before the last election.
Legal experts doubt Trump’s chances in his $15B defamation suit against The New York Times
President Donald Trump sued The New York Times Monday, demanding at least $15 billion in damages for what he alleges has been defamatory coverage of his rise to power. The […] The post Legal experts doubt Trump’s chances in his $15B defamation suit against The New York Times appeared first on Poynter.
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