US President Donald Trump has launched a $15 billion lawsuit against The New York Times, claiming the newspaper and several reporters intentionally harmed his reputation and the TRUMP memecoin project.
In a statement posted on Truth Social, Trump accused the Times of a long history of “lies and smears” that he believes favor Democrats.
He highlighted the paper’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris during the last election as proof of bias, framing the lawsuit as a response to what he views as partisan attacks.
According to him:
A New York Times spokesperson had described the lawsuit as lacking any legitimate legal claims and “an attempt to stifle and discourage independent reporting.”
Lawsuit details
According to the court filing, the lawsuit names several New York Times journalists, including Susanne Craig, Russ Buettner, Peter Baker, and Michael S. Schmidt, as co-defendants.
In addition, the lawsuit also named book publishing firm Penguin Random House, which produced a book about Trump written by Times journalists.
Trump’s legal team argued that the articles and the subsequent book were produced with malice and strategically released during the election season to inflict maximum political damage.
The complaint alleged that the publications targeted his reputation as a political candidate and extended to his personal businesses, including the Trump Organization, and his media and crypto ventures like the TRUMP memecoin.
According to the filing:
The lawsuit arrives as Trump’s memecoin faces steep market losses. According to data from CryptoSlate, the $TRUMP token has dropped more than 88% in value since its launch.
While crypto markets are notoriously volatile, Trump’s legal team argued that the sustained negative coverage worsened the token’s performance by undermining investor confidence.
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Source: https://cryptoslate.com/president-donald-trumps-15b-lawsuit-claims-new-york-times-disparaged-his-crypto-project/
