NEW YORK — President Donald Trump filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and four of its journalists on Monday, according to court documents.
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President Donald Trump has filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and four of its journalists
Court documents show the lawsuit was filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Florida
It names several articles and one book written by two of the publication's journalists and published in the lead up to the 2024 election, saying they are "part of a decades-long pattern by the New York Times of intentional and malicious defamation against President Trump"
The New York Times did not immediately respond to an email requesting comment early Tuesday
The lawsuit filed in U.S. Distric