President Donald Trump on Oct. 16 refiled his $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times (NYT), book publisher Penguin Random House, and three NYT reporters after a judge’s earlier rejection of the case.
In a 40-page amended complaint, Trump accused the defendants of defamation over two articles and a book published last year ahead of the presidential election, alleging they contained statements intended to “wrongly defame and disparage” his professional reputation.
The lawsuit named NYT reporters Susanne Craig and Russ Buettner, as well as NYT chief White House correspondent Peter Baker, among the defendants.
U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday previously tossed the original complaint due to its length, saying that it “stands unmistakably and inexcusably athwart the requirements of Rule 8” of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The judge then gave Trump 28 days to amend the lawsuit….
Trump Refiles $15 Billion Defamation Lawsuit Against New York Times After Court Dismissal
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