President Donald Trump said he filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times.
He accused the paper of publishing false stories about him, his family, and business interests.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he has filed a $15 billion lawsuit accusing the New York Times of defamation and libel.
Posting on his Truth Social platform, Trump said the lawsuit was filed in Florida and claimed the newspaper had spent years spreading damaging and false stories about him. He declared that the paper had been allowed to “smear” him for too long and that the legal action marked the end of it.
Trump also alleged the Times acted as a partisan outlet for Democrats and had published untrue stories about his family, business interests, and the “America First” movement. He did not offer evidence to support the accusations.
The announcement follows a recent Times article reporting that Trump had threatened legal action over claims involving a salacious birthday note allegedly linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein a note Trump has denied ever writing.
This is not the first time Trump has taken major media outlets to court. In July, he sued Rupert Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal for at least $10 billion over a story on his ties to Epstein. That same month, Paramount reportedly paid $16 million to settle a lawsuit in which Trump alleged CBS News’ 60 Minutes edited an interview to favor then-2024 election rival Kamala Harris.
