President Donald Trump on Oct. 16 refiled his $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, book publisher Penguin Random House, and three NY Times reporters after a judge’s earlier rejection of the case.
In a 40-page amended complaint, Trump accused the defendants of defamation over two articles and a book published last year ahead of the presidential election, alleging they contained statements intended to “wrongly defame and disparage” his professional reputation.
The lawsuit named NY Times reporters Susanne Craig and Russ Buettner, as well as NY Times chief White House correspondent Peter Baker, among the defendants.
According to the filing, among the alleged defamatory statements are claims that Trump received more than $400 million from his father through “fraudulent tax evasion schemes.” The complaint also cited The New York Times’s coverage of his role in the TV series “The Apprentice” and its statements about his compliance with federal tax laws….
Trump Refiles $15 Billion Defamation Lawsuit Against New York Times After Court Dismissal
