Donald Trump has announced a defamation and libel lawsuit against The New York Times, seeking damages totaling $15 billion. In a statement, Trump asserted that the newspaper has transformed into a “voice for the radical left” and has engaged in decades of disparagement against him, his family and his political endeavors.
The former president specifically criticized the newspaper’s support for Kamala Harris during the 2020 presidential campaign, characterizing it as an “unprecedented illegal campaign contribution”. He highlighted the prominent placement of Harris’s support on the newspaper’s front page as a previously unheard-of occurrence. Trump maintains that The New York Times has consistently employed a pattern of disseminating false information and defamatory statements regarding him and his supporters.
The lawsuit has been filed in the state of Florida. Further details regarding the specific legal claims and evidence underpinning the suit were not immediately disclosed.