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Trump refiles $15 billion defamation lawsuit against New York Times

Trump refiles billion defamation lawsuit against New York Times

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FIRST ON FOX — President Donald Trump reopened his $15 billion lawsuit against The New York Times on Thursday after a federal judge previously dismissed the original lawsuit due to its length.

The amended complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in Tampa, accuses The New York Times of defamation by citing two articles published in 2024 and a book written by two Times reporters last year. He is seeking $15 billion plus punitive damages.

“President Trump continues to hold Fake News accountable through this powerful lawsuit against the New York Times, its reporters, and Penguin Random House,” a spokesperson for Trump’s legal team told Fox News Digital.

JUDGE REJECTS TRUMP’S $15 BILLION LAWSUIT AGAINST THE NEW YORK TIMES BECAUSE IT IS TOO LONG

President Donald Trump has reopened his $15 billion lawsuit against the New York Times after a judge tossed it out due to the length of the case. (Getty Images/iStock)

Named defendants include The New York Times Company, reporters Susanne Craig, Russ Buettner, Peter Baker and Michael S. Schmidt, and Penguin Random House, publisher of “Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump Spent His Father’s Fortune and Created the Illusion of Success” by Craig and Buettner.

A spokesperson for The New York Times told Fox News Digital: “As we said when this lawsuit was first filed and after the judge’s decision to dismiss it: there is no merit to this case. Nothing has changed today. This is simply an attempt to stifle independent reporting and attract PR attention, but The New York Times will not be deterred by intimidation tactics.”

Fox News Digital has also reached out to Penguin Random House for comment.

TRUMP FILED A 15 BILLION DOLLAR LAWSUIT AGAINST THE NEW YORK TIMES FOR Slander AND Slander.

Last month, a federal judge asked the president’s team to amend its original 85-page complaint to shorten it to no more than 40 pages and gave the president 28 days to refile. The amended complaint is 40 pages long.

The revised lawsuit includes defamation claims related to The Times’ coverage of Trump’s tenure as the star of “The Apprentice” and his alleged involvement in dubious tax maneuvers.

Donald Trump answered questions in the Oval Office

President Donald Trump is accusing The New York Times of defamation for its coverage of his tenure as the star of “The Apprentice” and allegations of tax maneuvers. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

This lawsuit follows up on other lawsuits Trump has filed against ABC News, CBS News and The Wall Street Journal. Trump has already secured eight-figure settlements against ABC News and CBS News last year.

ABC agreed last December to pay $15 million in charitable contributions to a future presidential museum or foundation to resolve Trump’s defamation lawsuit. The lawsuit was launched after host George Stephanopoulos repeatedly said on air that Trump had previously been blamed for rape rather than sexual abuse. He also paid $1 million in legal fees.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS AND ABC APOLOGIZE TO TRUMP, HAD TO PAY $15 MILLION TO RESOLVE DEFAMATION CASE

Trump also filed an “election interference” lawsuit against CBS last year over then-Vice President Kamala Harris’ “60 Minutes” interview, saying CBS’s editing decisions amounted to deceiving the public. CBS parent company Paramount ahead of planned $8 billion merger with Skydance Media concluded the case The total could exceed $30 million in July.