"NEW YORK President Donald Trump filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and four of its journalists on Monday, according to court documents. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Florida names several articles and one book written by two of the publication's journalists and published in the lead up to the 2024 election, saying they are "part of a decades-long pattern by the New York Times of intentional and malicious defamation against President Trump.""
""Defendants published such statements negligently, with knowledge of the falsity of the statements, and/or with reckless disregard of their truth or falsity," the lawsuit says. The New York Times did not immediately respond to an email requesting comment early Tuesday. In a Truth Social post announcing the lawsuit, Trump accused The New York Times of lying about him and defaming him, saying it has become "a virtual 'mouthpiece' for the Radical Left Democrat Party.""
President Donald Trump filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Florida against The New York Times and four journalists. The complaint cites several articles and one book published ahead of the 2024 election and describes them as part of a decades-long pattern of intentional and malicious defamation. The suit alleges the defendants published statements negligently, with knowledge of falsity, or with reckless disregard for the truth. The New York Times did not immediately respond to comment requests. Trump also accused the paper on Truth Social and has pursued other media lawsuits.
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