Trump Demands $15B from NYT in Landmark Lawsuit—Claims Brand Damage Shatters Business Value
Former President Trump slaps The New York Times with a staggering $15 billion lawsuit—alleging deliberate brand sabotage and business devastation.
Legal Onslaught Unleashed
Trump's legal team argues the Times' coverage torpedoed his empire's valuation—hitting revenue streams, licensing deals, and real estate ventures. The suit claims reporters ignored facts and pushed narratives that crushed investor confidence.
Media Under Fire
The case could redefine press boundaries—pitting First Amendment protections against accusations of calculated financial harm. Trump's filing insists the Times crossed from journalism into activism.
Financial Fallout
While $15B sounds astronomical—it's almost cute compared to what hedge funds lose in a bad hour of crypto trading. But for a legacy brand? That number stings.
High-stakes legal battle kicks off—watch for fireworks, appeals, and plenty of headlines. Exactly what the defendant specializes in.
Source: Donald Trump
The lawsuit, filed on September 15 in a Florida court, targets the New York Times and publisher Penguin Random House, and also names reporters Susanne Craig, Russ Buettner, Peter Baker, and Michael S. Schmidt.
The filing references multiple articles and the book Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump Squandered His Father’s Fortune and Created the Illusion of Success, authored by Craig and Buettner, which Trump’s legal team characterized as “false, malicious, and defamatory.”
Furthermore, the lawsuit claims that the coverage inflicted significant “reputational injury” on Trump’s personal brand and business ventures, including his media company, resulting in alleged damages worth billions of dollars.
This lawsuit against the New York Times is part of a wider legal strategy by President Trump and his team targeting major media outlets. Previously, Trump filed suits against ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos and Paramount’s 60 Minutes, both of which were settled for sums exceeding $15 million.
“The Book and Articles are part of a decades-long pattern by the New York Times of intentional and malicious defamation against President Trump. Defendants maliciously published the Book and the Articles knowing that these publications were filled with repugnant distortions and fabrications about President Trump,” the filing wrote. “Defendants simply ignored their breach of journalistic ethics because the Book and the Articles WOULD further the goals of the New York Times and its backers in the Democrat Party,” the filing wrote.
A spokesperson for the New York Times responded on X, dismissing the lawsuit and stating that it “lacks merit.” “It lacks any legitimate legal claims and instead is an attempt to stifle and discourage independent reporting. The New York Times will not be deterred by intimidation tactics,” the spokesperson stated. “We will continue to pursue the facts without fear or favor and stand up for journalists’ First Amendment right to ask questions on behalf of the American people,” they added.
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