Trump Allowed by Judge to Amend $15 Billion Suit Against NYT
The judge gave Trump 28 days to revise the complaint before ruling on the Times’ dismissal bid.
- On Monday, U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday granted President Donald Trump's legal team until August 27, 2026, to amend his $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, deferring the newspaper's motion to dismiss.
- After dismissing the original complaint for being unnecessarily long, Judge Merryday provided 28 days to refile the case in October 2025 and shorten the document from 85 pages to no more than 40 pages.
- Trump touted the procedural win on Truth Social, declaring the paper "failed again in their desperate attempt to have our powerful Defamation Lawsuit against them dropped" after 10 years of alleged harassment.
- The New York Times will have three weeks to respond to the amended filing once submitted, while Trump's attorneys prepare to cure deficiencies identified in the previous complaint.
- This development arises amid ongoing litigation involving other media entities, as Trump continues pursuing defamation claims against organizations he characterizes as promoting "Fake News" and "comrades" in the mainstream press.
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