The US President\u2019s previous defamation claim against the newspaper was struck down for being \u201cimproper and impermissible\u201d<\/p>\n
US President Donald Trump has renewed his $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, its reporters, and publisher Penguin Random House.
\nTrump initially submitted a 85-page-long lawsuit against the paper last month, accusing it of lying about him for decades and serving as a mouthpiece for the \u201cRadical Left Democratic Party.\u201d He claimed the outlet was \u201cone of the worst and most degenerate newspapers in the history of our country\u201d and described its endorsement of his Democratic rival in 2024, Kamala Harris, as \u201cthe single largest illegal campaign contribution, EVER.\u201d
\nHowever, the original filing was dismissed as \u201cdecidedly improper and impermissible.\u201d Judge Steven D. Merryday claimed it read more like a political attack than a legal argument and ordered Trump and his team to resubmit the complaint and make sure it does not exceed 40 pages.<\/p>\n
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The new complaint, filed on Thursday, is exactly 40 pages long and now lacks original passages on Trump\u2019s 2024 election victory and the \u201cRussia Collusion Hoax.\u201d The name of a reporters listed in the original, Michael S. Schmidt, has also been dropped.
\nTrump\u2019s attorneys allege that statements made in The New York Times and the 2024 book Lucky Loser, published by Penguin Random House, were \u201cmalicious, defamatory, and disparaging\u201d toward his reputation and career achievements. The suit seeks both financial damages and formal retractions of the claims.A spokesperson for Trump\u2019s legal team has said the president is \u201ccontinuing to hold the Fake News responsible through this powerhouse lawsuit.\u201d
\nNew York Times spokesperson Danielle Rhoades Ha responded by saying the paper \u201cwill not be deterred by intimidation tactics.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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