Jessica Karl, Columnist

The New York Times Lawsuit Belongs in the Trash

President Trump’s administration has enough battles to fight as it is.

September 16, 2025 at 10:26 PM UTC

By Jessica Karl

Jessica Karl is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist and author of the Bloomberg Opinion Today newsletter.

Pour one out for the New York Times.
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Welp. President Donald Trump is suing the New York Times. Am I surprised? No. Is the legal fight gonna go anywhere? Perhaps not — it should be thrown out, in Stephen L. Carter’s opinion. But that’s not the only battle he’s inserting himself into.