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generalbetrayus

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Tue Sep 16, 2025, 12:11 PM Tuesday

Trump Launches Bonkers $15B Lawsuit Against Hometown Paper in Late-Night Tirade [View all]

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Source: The Daily Beast

Donald Trump has launched a bizarre $15 billion lawsuit against The New York Times that is filled with years’ worth of petty grievances against his hometown newspaper.

The president posted a lengthy rant on his Truth Social account on Monday night attacking the Times for its endorsement of Democrat Kamala Harris in last year’s presidential election and claiming that the paper has never shown him enough respect for his dazzling success on The Apprentice.

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Trump previously threatened to sue the paper for publishing articles relating to the bawdy drawing he reportedly contributed to Jeffrey Epstein’s infamous 2003 birthday book, even though it was The Wall Street Journal that first published the contents and then an image of the letter itself. The president has repeatedly dismissed the drawing as fake.

Trump’s lawyer Edward Paltzik demanded a retraction and an apology and suggested Trump might file a $10 billion lawsuit, according to the Times.

Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-makes-good-on-threat-to-new-york-times-with-15b-lawsuit/

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