Trump to sue New York Instances for $15 billion, alleging defamation and libel

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks throughout an occasion to signal a memorandum to ship federal assets to Memphis, Tennessee, for a surge in opposition to native crime, within the Oval Workplace on the White Home in Washington, D.C., U.S., Sept. 15, 2025.

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday mentioned he would file a $15 billion lawsuit in opposition to The New York Instances, alleging defamation and libel, and calling the newspaper a “mouthpiece” for the Democratic occasion.

In a publish on Reality Social, Trump attacked the newspaper for being “a digital ‘mouthpiece’ for the Radical Left Democratic Occasion,” whereas accusing if of creating false statements about him, his household and enterprise, with out elaborating on the allegations.

The lawsuit go well with was being introduced within the state of Florida, Trump mentioned with out offering additional particulars.

Final week, Trump had threatened to sue the Instances for its reporting on a sexually aggressive be aware and drawing that was given to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and appeared to have been signed by Trump.

The White Home has denied that Trump was concerned within the creation of the be aware, calling it a fabrication.

The Instances didn’t instantly reply to CNBC’s request for feedback.

“The New York Instances has been allowed to freely lie, smear, and defame me for a lot too lengthy, and that stops, NOW!” Trump mentioned.

Within the publish, he additionally talked about his lawsuits in opposition to ABC Information and anchor George Stephanopoulos, in addition to Paramount over its 60 Minutes interview with the previous Vice President Kamala Harris.

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