U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Monday, September 15, that he is filing a $15 billion defamation and libel lawsuit against The New York Times.
“The New York Times has been allowed to freely lie, smear, and defame me for far too long, and that stops, NOW!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, adding that the case would be filed in Florida.
He accused the paper of acting as a “mouthpiece” for the Democratic Party and of lying about his family, business, the America First movement, and the nation as a whole, though he provided no evidence.
The Times recently reported that Trump had threatened legal action over articles involving a lewd birthday note allegedly linked to Jeffrey Epstein—claims Trump has denied.
This latest lawsuit follows a string of similar actions by Trump. In July, he sued media mogul Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal for at least $10 billion over a story about his friendship with Epstein. That same month, Paramount settled a case for $16 million after Trump accused CBS News’ 60 Minutes of deceptively editing an interview with his 2024 rival, Kamala Harris, to her advantage.
