US EditionTrump Refiles $15 Billion Defamation Lawsuit Against New York Times
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump refiled his defamation lawsuit seeking $15 billion in compensatory and additional punitive damages in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
- Last month, Trump sued The New York Times, several reporters and Penguin Random House, alleging their reporting about his finances and business career defamed him.
- The court ordered Trump to refile within 28 days and capped the amended complaint at 40 pages, which targets the Times, Penguin Random House, and three reporters, dropping Michael S. Schmidt.
- The suit seeks punitive damages and a retraction, but a Times spokesperson said the lawsuit is meritless and `The New York Times will not be deterred by intimidation tactics`, Thursday.
- The broader pattern of suits positions this dispute among major media organizations, as Trump has also sued ABC News and CBS News' 60 Minutes, highlighting wider legal exposure.
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U.S. President Donald Trump again filed a defamation suit against The New York Times for $15 billion, a month after a similar action was dismissed by a judge. Trump intensified his hostility towards the media since he returned to the White House, through million-dollar lawsuits and restricting access to his press conferences. “This legal action refers to numerous defamatory, false and malicious statements about President Trump made by the people…
The New York Times was again sued by President Donald Trump demanding a stratospheric sum of money for allegedly defaming him.
Trump Refiles $15B Defamation Lawsuit Against NY Times
President Donald Trump has refiled his $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and several of its reporters after a federal judge dismissed the original suit due to its length, reports The Hill. U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday in Florida last month said the 85-page complaint was unnecessarily discursive, loaded with "florid and enervating" prose, and took too long to lodge proper allegations of defamation. He gave Trump 28 …
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