Trump Sues NYT and Penguin Random House for $15 Billion
Donald trump has filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against Teh New York Times and Penguin Random House. He accuses them of harming his reputation and business. The lawsuit targets a book and three articles that he claims are full of false information.
The book, “the Luckiest Loser,” was written by NYT journalists. It criticizes Trump’s business and political career.The articles in question were published during the 2024 presidential race. They allegedly smeared his image to benefit the democratic Party.
Trump announced the lawsuit on Truth Social. He believes the book and articles distorted facts. The trial will take place in a Florida federal court. The book, written by Pulitzer-winning reporters, and the articles allegedly damaged his reputation. The book, “The Luckiest Loser,” and the articles were critical of Trump. They were written by russ Buettner and Susanne Craig. The book claims Trump squandered his father’s fortune. The articles discussed his public image and warned about his potential rule as a dictator. Trump argues these publications breached journalistic ethics. He says they aimed to sabotage his presidential campaign and business.
Trump claims the First Amendment doesn’t protect false statements. He says the Times and Penguin Random House aimed to harm his reputation and business.
Trump believes the book and articles distorted facts. the lawsuit claims the First Amendment doesn’t protect false statements. It says the times and Penguin Random House aimed to sabotage his presidential campaign and business.
The lawsuit barely mentions the cryptocurrency ventures of Trump and his family. The lawsuit doesn’t contain any mention of harm caused by the Times to Trump’s crypto business. The legal fight targets the ongoing criticism of the Trump family’s crypto business. The Times has been covering Trump’s controversial crypto business before trump’s second inauguration. It includes critical coverage of Official Trump memecoin and the entire crypto empire of the Trump family.
- The book, “The Luckiest Loser,” and the articles allegedly damaged Trump’s reputation.
- Trump claims the First Amendment doesn’t protect false statements.
- The lawsuit barely mentions the cryptocurrency ventures of Trump and his family.
The NYT spokesperson published an answer to Trump’s lawsuit: “This lawsuit has no merit. It lacks any legitimate legal claims and instead is an attempt to stifle and discourage self-reliant reporting. The New York Times will not be deterred by intimidation tactics. We will continue to pursue the facts without fear or favor and stand up for journalists’ First Amendment right to ask questions on behalf of the American people.”
Despite the NYT’s questioning of the legitimacy of Trump’s crypto business, there is no visible correlation between the Trump token market performance and the critical articles. Conflict of interests associated with the Trump memecoin is often mentioned in various publications, including Cointelegraph, or is addressed in the X posts of prominent crypto influencers.
Can Trump win this legal battle? The legal battle with the NYT and Penguin isn’t the first time the 47th President has sued “biased media.” Some of the sued companies had to pay Trump millions in damages. Trump and his influential supporters successfully ostracized a few of his critics from the media. One of the most recent examples is the indefinite suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s show by ABC on Sep.18, 2025. It happened hours after Trump condemned Kimmel’s remarks on the assassination of Charles kirk,who was a public speaker and high-profile Trump supporter. Earlier, Trump expressed pleasure over the closing of Stephan Colbert’s late-night show. In the message posted on Truth Social, he added that he hopes Kimmel will be next. Both colbert and Kimmel have been critical of the President. Given all that, it is safe to say that the Times and Penguin will have a tough fight. As of the press time, the NYT continues to publish opinion articles criticizing Trump frequently.
