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Overview
- U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday in Tampa dismissed the initial filing on procedural grounds as “decidedly improper and inadmissible.”
- He permitted Trump to submit an amended complaint within 28 days rather than ruling on the substance of the defamation claims.
- The case names the Times, reporters Susanne Craig, Russ Buettner, Peter Baker and Michael S. Schmidt, and publisher Penguin Random House over Times reporting and the 2024 book Lucky Loser.
- The New York Times said the lawsuit has no merit and characterized it as an attempt to stifle independent journalism.
- The suit fits a broader pattern of Trump’s media litigation, including a July case against Dow Jones/Wall Street Journal and settlements with Paramount Global and ABC, with the $15 billion demand exceeding the Times Company’s market value.