"Most Degenerate Newspaper": Trump Sues New York Times For $15 Billion
US President Donald Trump, on Monday (local time), is planning to sue American daily The New York Times over its coverage linked to disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Trump characterized The New York Times as a "virtual mouthpiece for the Radical Left Democrat Party."
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US President Donald Trump announced on Monday (local time) that he is filing a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times regarding their coverage of him spanning decades. The President described the publication as a "virtual mouthpiece for the Radical Left Democrat Party" and accused it of conducting a prolonged "campaign of lies" against him.
"Today, I have the Great Honour of bringing a $15 Billion Dollar Defamation and Libel Lawsuit against The New York Times, one of the worst and most degenerate newspapers in the History of our Country, becoming a virtual "mouthpiece" for the Radical Left Democrat Party," Trump stated in a post on X.
The Republican contended that the newspaper's alleged endorsement of Kamala Harris—his Democratic opponent in the presidential race—which he claimed was prominently displayed on the daily's front page, constituted "the single largest illegal campaign contribution, ever".
He further alleged that the publication disseminated untruths about him, his family, his business enterprises, and both the America First and Make America Great Again (MAGA) movements, as well as "the nation as a whole".
Comparing The Times' coverage to other liberal American media outlets like ABC and CBS, Trump stated these organizations have "practised" a sustained pattern and intent of abuse, "which is both unacceptable and illegal."
"I am PROUD to hold this once respected "rag" responsible, as we are doing with the Fake News Networks such as our successful litigation against George Slopadopoulos/ABC/Disney, and 60 Minutes/CBS/Paramount, who knew that they were falsely "smearing" me through a highly sophisticated system of document and visual alteration, which was, in effect, a malicious form of defamation, and thus, settled for record amounts," he declared.
Further criticizing the Times, the Republican claimed that the US newspaper had been permitted to "freely lie and defame me for far too long".
"They practised this long-term intent and pattern of abuse, which is both unacceptable and illegal. The New York Times has been allowed to freely lie, smear, and defame me for far too long, and that stops, now! The suit is being brought in the Great State of Florida. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"
Trump's Past Media BattlesThe US President's legal actions against the New York Times follow a series of similar lawsuits against other US broadcasters, including ABC News and CBS, both of which reached out-of-court settlements with Trump. ABC resolved the Trump lawsuit by agreeing to a $15 million donation to the future Trump Library. That litigation involved a dispute regarding the wording of actions for which Trump was found liable in a civil lawsuit brought by E Jean Carroll.
Likewise, Paramount, CBS's parent company, settled the apparently frivolous lawsuit concerning editorial decisions in the production of a CBS interview with Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in 2024 by agreeing to pay $16 million, again directed toward Trump's library project rather than to him personally.