Trump Refiles $15 Billion Defamation Lawsuit Against New York Times Following Judicial Dismissal

Oct 17, 2025 10:47 pm CST

Former President Donald Trump has renewed his legal battle against The New York Times with a streamlined $15 billion defamation lawsuit filed in Florida, weeks after the original 85-page complaint was dismissed by a federal judge. The lawsuit claims the newspaper and publisher Penguin Random House made malicious, defamatory statements damaging Trump's professional reputation, representing his broader pattern of confrontation with media organizations he accuses of bias.