Michaela
President Donald Trump has filed a defamation and libel lawsuit against the major American newspaper, the New York Times, accusing the newspaper of spreading false claims about him, his family, and his business empire.
Key points:
- President Trump has filed a $15 billion defamation and libel lawsuit against the New York Times, Penguin Random House, and several reporters, claiming false and damaging coverage of him, his family, and businesses.
- The lawsuit cites multiple articles and the book Lucky Loser, alleging the reporting caused reputational harm and financial losses to Trump’s personal brand and media ventures.
- This legal action is part of a broader strategy targeting media outlets; the New York Times has dismissed the case as meritless, defending journalists’ First Amendment rights.
President Trump announced his filing of the lawsuit on his social media platform Truth Social, calling the publication “one of the worst and most degenerate newspapers in the History of our Country”, further claiming that it has become “a virtual “mouthpiece” for the Radical Left Democrat Party.”
The lawsuit, filed on September 15 in a Florida court, targets the New York Times and publisher Penguin Random House, and also names reporters Susanne Craig, Russ Buettner, Peter Baker, and Michael S. Schmidt.
The filing references multiple articles and the book Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump Squandered His Father’s Fortune and Created the Illusion of Success, authored by Craig and Buettner, which Trump’s legal team characterized as “false, malicious, and defamatory.”
Furthermore, the lawsuit claims that the coverage inflicted significant “reputational injury” on Trump’s personal brand and business ventures, including his media company, resulting in alleged damages worth billions of dollars.
This lawsuit against the New York Times is part of a wider legal strategy by President Trump and his team targeting major media outlets. Previously, Trump filed suits against ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos and Paramount’s 60 Minutes, both of which were settled for sums exceeding $15 million.
“The Book and Articles are part of a decades-long pattern by the New York Times of intentional and malicious defamation against President Trump. Defendants maliciously published the Book and the Articles knowing that these publications were filled with repugnant distortions and fabrications about President Trump,” the filing wrote. “Defendants simply ignored their breach of journalistic ethics because the Book and the Articles would further the goals of the New York Times and its backers in the Democrat Party,” the filing wrote.
A spokesperson for the New York Times responded on X, dismissing the lawsuit and stating that it “lacks merit.” “It lacks any legitimate legal claims and instead is an attempt to stifle and discourage independent reporting. The New York Times will not be deterred by intimidation tactics,” the spokesperson stated. “We will continue to pursue the facts without fear or favor and stand up for journalists’ First Amendment right to ask questions on behalf of the American people,” they added.
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