The defendants named in the suit were The #NewYorkTimes Company & #SusanneCraig [who won a Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting in 2019 for her reporting on Trump’s finances], #RussBuettner, #PeterBaker & #MikeSchmidt. The complaint also named #PenguinRandomHouse, which published a book about #Trump written by Craig & Buettner, as a defendant.

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The defendants named in the suit were The #NewYorkTimes Company & #SusanneCraig [who won a Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting in 2019 for her reporting on Trump’s finances], #RussBuettner, #PeterBaker & #MikeSchmidt. The complaint also named #PenguinRandomHouse, which published a book about #Trump written by Craig & Buettner, as a defendant.

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According to the complaint, the articles & the book were published with “actual malice” toward #Trump & caused “enormous” economic losses & damage to his “professional & occupational interests.” The lawsuit asked for damages of at least $15 billion.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flmd.447437/gov.uscourts.flmd.447437.1.0.pdf

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#Trump sued the #NewYorkTimes, 4 reporters, & #publisher #PenguinRandomHouse for at least $15 billion Monday, claiming #defamation & #libel, & citing reputational damage.

Trump's suit cites a series of #NYT articles, one an editorial prior to the 2024 election, which said he was #unfit for office, & a 2024 #book published by #Penguin titled "Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump Squandered His Father’s Fortune & Created the Illusion of Success".

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https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-file-15-billion-defamation-libel-lawsuit-against-new-york-times-2025-09-16/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement