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A judge called the 85-page complaint against the newspaper ‘tedious’ and said it read more like a political document than a legal filing.

‘A complaint is not a megaphone for public relations or a podium for a passionate oration at a political rally,’ the judge wrote.

The judge gave Trump 28 days to file an amended complaint. Maximum length: 40 pages.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A Florida federal judge on Friday tossed out a $15-billion defamation lawsuit filed by President Trump against The New York Times.

U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday ruled that Trump’s 85-page lawsuit was overly long and full of “tedious and burdensome” language that had no bearing on the legal case.

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