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President Donald Trump submitted a defamation procedure of $ 15 billion against the New York Times and four of her reporters, because he accused the newspaper of acting as a “mouthpiece” for the Democratic Party, who marked the latter in a long line of legal fights that the president had initiated against news media.
Trump accused the New York Times of becoming a “mouthpiece” of the Democratic Party, referring to her approval of Kamala Harris in the 2024 elections.
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Important facts
Trump announced the suit on his Truth Social Platform And claimed that the newspaper became ‘a virtual’ mouthpiece ‘for the … Democratic party’, which he regards as ‘the greatest illegal campaign contribution ever’.
In his position, Trump mentioned the approval of his opponent’s newspaper, Vice President Kamala Harris, in the presidential race of 2024 and claimed that it was “the dead center put on the front page of the New York Times, something so far unhoored!”
“The New York Times is allowed to let myself be lying, lubricating and burdening too long, and that stops now,” Trump added.
Without sharing any evidence, Trump also accused other media of ‘lubrication’ with the help of a ‘highly advanced document and visual change’.
The suit was submitted for the Federal Hof van the Midden -District Florida.
What does Trump’s lawsuit claim against the New York Times?
Trump’s court case Entries of various articles published by the newspaper, including an editorial that calls him unsuitable for the office, and a book, “Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump spread the fortune of his father and created the illusion of success”, published by Times Investigative Reporters Russ Buettner and Susanne Craig. In the application, Trump’s lawyers claimed: “The book and the articles are part of a decades of pattern through the New York Times of deliberate and malignant defamation against President Trump.” The suit accused the journalists and the newspaper “Kwindly published the book and the articles knowing that these publications were filled with disgusting distortions and fabrications about President Trump.”
What do we know about Trump’s earlier threats to sue the time?
The defamation suit only comes a few days after the president threatened To sue the New York Times after it had published a series of articles about a lusty drawing and birthday message for Jeffrey Epstein reportedly signed by Trump. The alleged birthday bill was present in the 50th birthday book of the convicted sex offender, the scans of which were released last week by the House Oversight Committee. However, the president has denied signing the book and the White House has even questioned the authenticity of the birthday memorandum. Time a piece published The demolition of the signature of the book and the narrow resemblance to Trump’s signatures in letters he sent from 1987 to 2001 to New York City officials. The newspaper said that Trump’s personal lawyer had caught, claiming that the article was proof of “malignant fabrications”. The president’s lawyer had demanded time with a withdrawal and apology, the newspaper said.
What do we know about Trump’s court case against WSJ?
Details about the 50th birthday book of Epstein and Trump’s alleged birthday letter were First reported By the Wall Street Journal in July. At the time, the report of the magazine only contained descriptions of the alleged note but no images. Trump rejected his authenticity and said: “The Wall Street Journal has printed a fake letter, supposedly to Epstein. These are not my words, not the way I talk. I also don’t draw photos.” The president claimed that he said billionaire media magnate Rupert Murdoch that the story was a “scam” and said, “I’m going to sue his ass and that of his third rate newspaper.” The president followed his threat by submitting a defamation procedure of $ 10 billion against Murdoch and the publisher of the newspaper Dow Jones, in the southern district of the Federal Court in Florida.
Important background
In July, Paramount, the parent company of the CBS employment network, announced that it had reached a settlement of $ 16 million with Trump. The president had brought a lawsuit against the network during a CBS News 60 minutes of interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris who was broadcast before last year’s elections. The president claimed that CBS News had deliberately edited the interview to make the answers of the Democratic presidential candidate appear more competent. A few weeks after the settlement, Paramount’s pending $ 8 billion merger with Skydance was approved by the FCC. At the end of last year, ABC News decided a lawsuit that the president about Anker George Stephanopolos notes that Trump was held liable for “rape” when a jury had actually held him liable for the sexual abuse of writer E. Jean Carroll. As part of the settlement, ABC News has issued a statement of regret and agreed to donate $ 15 million to the Presidential Library of Trump.
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Trump threatens to complain time about reporting Epstein drawing (New York Times)
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