Trump Says He’s Bringing $15 Billion Lawsuit Against New York Times

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By Alastair Gale and Bob Van Voris

September 16, 2025 at 4:04 AM UTC

Updated on

September 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM UTC

President Donald Trump filed a $15 billion defamation suit against The New York Times Co. and Penguin Random House LLC, accusing the paper of serving as a “mouthpiece” for the Democrats and pitting himself against one of the world’s oldest and most prominent news organizations.

The suit claims Trump’s reputation was harmed by the 2024 book Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump Squandered His Father’s Fortune and Created the Illusion of Success and by three Times articles that were published in the runup to the 2024 election.