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Donald Trump has again claimed His huge $15 billion lawsuit against the new York Times It was previously singled out by a judge for being “flowery and invigorating”.
the president has accused the newspaper To undermine his 2024 campaign and damage his reputation as a businessman.
His massive first complaint was 85 pages long, leading Judge Steven D. Merriday of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida to say that it took too long for the president to file any formal charges of defamation, according to Now,
Trump was later given 28 days to file an amended complaint.
The commander-in-chief’s second legal bid is less than half the length of his original bid, with Trump shying away Complaint Up to 40 pages. A Times Reporter, Michael S. Schmidt has been removed as a defendant in the new complaint filed yesterday.
Particularly impressive sentences, such as describing Trump’s 2024 victory as “the greatest personal and political achievement in American history”, have also been removed.
However, the amount of money the President is seeking in damages remains the same: $15 billion.
a spokesperson for new York Times retaliated by saying commander in chief He’s simply trying to suppress news outlets that disagree with him.
The spokesperson said, “As we said when it was first filed and again after the judge’s decision to dismiss it: this lawsuit has no merit.” “Nothing has changed today.
“This is simply an attempt to suppress independent reporting and attract PR attention, but the new York Times Will not be intimidated by intimidation tactics.”
Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Trump’s The legal team says they are “continuing to hold fake news accountable through this powerful lawsuit.”
Trump’s complaint also includes Penguin Random House, which published a book about the president written by Susan Craig and Russ Buettner. Craig and Buettner are both named in the lawsuit for articles they wrote about Trump’s tenure as host. learner,
the book was named lucky loser And there was a subtitle that read: “How Donald Trump ruined his father’s fortune and created the illusion of success.”
lucky loser Named Best Business Book of the Year by financial Times and there was one new York Times best seller.
the president has sued Various other media outlets During his second term, that included both CBS News and ABC News agreeing to pay $16 million in settlements.
His administration also put pressure on ABC jimmy kimmel’s late night show The TV host was taken off the air over comments made by MAGA Republicans about using Charlie Kirk’s death to score “political points.”
Kimmel’s show was restored and rebroadcast a week later. 6.3 million people watchedAlmost tripled its regular audience.
Additionally, Trump launched a case against wall street journal On a birthday letter allegedly signed by the President and sent to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
The letter reportedly contains a sexually suggestive depiction of a woman, including Trump placing his signature on her navel.
WSJ’s legal team Said that “the article is true” and that the President’s $10 billion lawsuit “is an affront to the First Amendment.”