Donald Trump says he is bringing $15bn lawsuit against New York Times
US president announces defamation and libel action in Florida against the newspaper, accusing it of being a ‘virtual mouthpiece’ for Democrats
Donald Trump has filed a $15bn defamation lawsuit against the New York Times and four of its journalists.
The lawsuit, filed in a US district court in Florida on Monday, names several articles and one book written by two of the publication’s journalists and published in the lead-up to the 2024 election, alleging they are “part of a decades-long pattern by the New York Times of intentional and malicious defamation against President Trump”.
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