President Donald Trump filed a $15 billion lawsuit against The New York Times and its reporters on Sept. 15, accusing the newspaper of defamation.
Trump filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Florida over articles and a book written by two New York Times reporters published during the height of the 2024 election, alleging they were crafted with “actual malice, calculated to inflict maximum damage” on him.
“Defendants maliciously published the book and the articles knowing that these publications were filled with repugnant distortions and fabrications about President Trump,” the lawsuit states.
The lawsuit also named book publisher Penguin Random House as one of the defendants….
Trump Files $15 Billion Defamation Lawsuit Against New York Times
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