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The US President suits the New York Times for defamation

2025-09-16 08:18

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2025-09-16 08:18

US President Donald Trump announced on the Truth Social social platform that he would file a lawsuit against the New York Times for defamation and slander, demanding compensation in the amount of $ 15 billion for the publication of texts about his relationships with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The US President suits the New York Times for defamation
The US President suits the New York Times for defamation
photo: Gary Hershorn / / Reuters

– Today I have a great honor of filed a lawsuit by $ 15 billion for defamation and slander against the New York Times – wrote Trump.

“NYT” has not yet answered at the request of the Reuters agency for comment.

Trump accuses the diary of Publishing lies about himself, his family and his companies, as well as republican movements such as America First or Make America Great Again (Maga).

Trump added that the claim will be filed in Florida. He did not provide other details.

Trump already threatened that last week He will bring the journal for texts about a birthday card for Epstein with sexual allusion. A spokeswoman for the White House Karoline Leavitt said that Trump was not the author of this card, which is the result of forgery.

Jeffrey Epstein, convicted of sexual offenses, was found dead in August 2019 in the cell of a New York prison. It was officially recognized that he had committed suicide by hanging. However, the circumstances of his death still arouse controversy. (PAP)

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