Unacceptable and inappropriate: Court dismisses Trump's $15 billion lawsuit against The New York Times
In a recent development, Judge Steven D. Merryday of the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida has rejected President Donald Trump's lawsuit against The New York Times. The lawsuit, valued at $15 Billion Dollars, was filed by President Trump over allegations of biased coverage.
Trump announced the lawsuit on his Truth Social platform, though the location of the announcement remains unspecified. Given Trump's position as the US President at the time, it is likely that the announcement was made within the United States.
The lawsuit alleges two simple counts of defamation, with Count I appearing on page eighty and Count II on page eighty-three of the complaint. However, the specific details about the alleged biased coverage were not provided in the announcement.
Trump has accused The New York Times of lying about him for decades and referred to the newspaper as one of the "worst and most degenerate" in American history. He also criticized the newspaper for its front page endorsement of Kamala Harris during the 2024 US elections and for serving as a "virtual 'mouthpiece' for the Radical Left Democrat Party."
Judge Merryday rejected the lawsuit due to it not following federal rules. The complaint was too long (85 pages) and contained unnecessary evidence, arguments, and legal authority. The judge considered the complaint as improper and impermissible for containing tedious and burdensome aggregation of prospective evidence, rehearsal of tendentious arguments, and protracted recitation and explanation of legal authority.
Furthermore, Judge Merryday stated that a complaint is not supposed to serve as a public forum for vituperation and invective or a megaphone for public relations.
President Trump has been given four weeks to file a proper complaint which is "40 pages" or less. It remains to be seen if Trump will file a revised complaint or appeal the judge's decision.
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