President Trump’s defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and four of its reporters accusing them of undermining his candidacy ahead of the 2024 election has been dismissed. The court took issue with his lawyers essentially grandstanding in the complaint.

“The complaint is decidedly improper and impermissible,” wrote U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday in the order issued on Friday. He pointed to “tedious and burdensome aggregation of prospective evidence, for the rehearsal of tendentious arguments” and “protracted recitation and explanation of legal authority.”

President Trump’s defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and four of its reporters accusing them of undermining his candidacy ahead of the 2024 election has been dismissed. The court took issue with his l

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