Trump files amended $15bn defamation complaint against New York Times [View all]
Source: The Guardian
After a federal judge tossed Donald Trump’s $15bn defamation lawsuit against the New York Times, book publisher Penguin Random House and two Times reporters last month, the US president filed a 40-page amended complaint on Thursday.
US district court judge Steven Merryday in Florida gave Trump 28 days to refile and amend the action he threw out on 19 September.
The initial lawsuit named investigative reporters Suzanne Craig, Russ Buettner and Michael S Schmidt as well as the New York Times’s chief White House correspondent, Peter Baker. All but Schmidt are still named in the amended complaint.
The amended complaint includes an itemized list of dozens of allegations tied to specific publications and statements. Like the first lawsuit, Trump is asking for $15bn in compensatory damages. He’s also asking for “punitive damages in an amount to be determined upon trial of this action.”
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/16/trump-new-york-times-defamation-complaint
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