Donald Trump has refiled his $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times after a federal judge shredded his original filing for being too long, too repetitive, and too self-congratulatory.

President Trump submitted a new 40-page amended complaint in Florida federal court, following U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday’s Sept. 19 order to slash the original 85-page claim.

The revised complaint drops one reporter, Michael S. Schmidt, but keeps three others, The New York Times, and Penguin Random House in the frame for the $15 billion.

Merryday gave the president 28 days to try again—and made clear what he thought of the first attempt.

“Alleging only two simple counts of defamation, the complaint consumes 85 pages,” the judge wrote in last month’s ruling. “Count one appears o

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