President Trump Files $15 Billion Defamation Lawsuit Against The New York Times and Penguin Random House
President Trump filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and Penguin Random House, alleging a decades-long pattern of malicious lies and libel.
Overview
President Donald Trump has filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, its journalists, and Penguin Random House in U.S. District Court in Florida.
The lawsuit alleges a decades-long pattern of intentional, malicious, and "industrial-scale" defamation, accusing the publication of spreading false content about him and his organization.
Trump claims The New York Times acts as a "mouthpiece for the Radical Left Democrat Party," deliberately publishing lies to harm his business and personal reputation, including a book and articles.
A New York Times spokesperson dismissed the $15 billion defamation lawsuit as an attempt to stifle independent reporting, maintaining their commitment to factual journalism.
This legal action seeks $15 billion in damages for the alleged harm, following a previous $10 billion lawsuit filed against The Wall Street Journal for similar claims.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources cover the lawsuit neutrally, presenting both Donald Trump's claims of defamation against The New York Times and the Times' and Penguin Random House's defenses. They attribute all strong accusations and counter-arguments directly to the parties involved, avoiding loaded language or editorial bias in their own reporting. The coverage focuses on the factual details of the legal action.
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President Trump alleges a decades-long pattern of intentional, malicious, and 'industrial-scale' defamation by The New York Times and Penguin Random House, accusing them of publishing false content to harm his business and personal reputation, including disparaging articles and a book aimed at undermining his 2024 election campaign.
The lawsuit names New York Times reporters Susanne Craig, Russ Buettner, Peter Baker, and Michael S. Schmidt, as well as Penguin Random House which published Buettner and Craig’s book.
A New York Times spokesperson dismissed the $15 billion defamation lawsuit as an attempt to stifle independent reporting and reaffirmed their commitment to factual journalism.
President Trump previously filed a $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal alleging similar claims of defamation.
The lawsuit claims that the defamatory book and articles by The New York Times and Penguin Random House were published during the height of the 2024 Presidential Election, aiming to inflict maximum damage on President Trump’s campaign.
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