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Trump Files $15 Billion Defamation Lawsuit Against New York Times

President Donald Trump says The New York Times published content with ‘actual malice, calculated to inflict maximum damage’ on him.
Trump Files $15 Billion Defamation Lawsuit Against New York Times
The New York Times building in New York City on Jan. 8, 2025. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
Aldgra Fredly
Aldgra Fredly
9/16/2025|Updated: 9/19/2025
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President Donald Trump filed a $15 billion lawsuit against The New York Times and its reporters on Sept. 15, accusing the newspaper of defamation.

Trump filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Florida over articles and a book written by two New York Times reporters and published during the height of the 2024 election, alleging that they were crafted with “actual malice, calculated to inflict maximum damage” on him.

Aldgra Fredly
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Aldgra Fredly is a freelance writer covering U.S. and Asia Pacific news for The Epoch Times.
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