Donald Trump says he is bringing $15bn lawsuit against New York Times

Tue, 16 Sep 2025

US president announces defamation and libel action in Florida, accusing title of being ‘virtual mouthpiece’ for Democrats

Donald Trump has filed a $15bn defamation lawsuit against the New York Times and four of its journalists.

The lawsuit, filed in a US district court in Florida on Monday, names several articles and one book written by two of the publication’s journalists and published in the lead-up to the 2024 election, alleging they are “part of a decades-long pattern by the New York Times of intentional and malicious defamation against President Trump”.