President Donald Trump has filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times.
Donald Trump, who recently made headlines online over false death reports, alleges The New York Times defamed him, claiming it served as a ‘mouthpiece’ for the Democratic Party during the 2024 presidential election.
Donald Trump Files $15B Defamation Lawsuit Against The New York Times
According to the lawsuit filed on September 15, 2025, Donald Trump alleges The New York Times engaged in ‘industrial scale libel,’ slamming the newspaper as a leading purveyor of falsehoods against him in the legacy media landscape.
Additionally, Trump accuses the New York Times of targeting his time on The Apprentice to further manipulate the election and betraying journalistic standards to push a fake narrative beneficial to the Democrats at any cost.
Why Trump Demands $15B From The New York Times
Donald Trump is demanding $15 billion in compensatory damages due to alleged harm to his reputation and is also seeking additional punitive damages to be determined at trial, along with legal fees.
Notably, Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against ABC News and George Stephanopoulos, which was settled for $15 million.
Additionally, he filed a lawsuit against Paramount over its “60 Minutes” interview with Kamala Harris, which was settled for $16 million.
He also filed a lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal, seeking $15 billion in damages for alleged defamation.
This lawsuit claims the newspaper engaged in a ‘decades-long pattern’ of smears driven by ‘actual malice’
Trump accuses The Wall Street Journal of publishing false and malicious articles about him, harming his reputation and business interests.