Overview
- Trump’s amended complaint was filed in the Middle District of Florida and names The New York Times Company, reporters Susanne Craig, Russ Buettner and Peter Baker, and Penguin Random House.
- Michael S. Schmidt, listed in the initial 85-page filing, was dropped from the new complaint, which now runs the court-ordered 40 pages.
- The suit targets two 2024 Times articles and the book Lucky Loser, alleging false statements about Trump’s role on The Apprentice and his family’s finances were published with actual malice.
- Trump seeks at least $15 billion in compensatory damages plus punitive damages and requests retractions of the challenged reporting.
- The New York Times and Penguin Random House call the case meritless, and the court has not addressed the merits, with next steps expected to include service and motions to dismiss; Trump’s broader media litigation has recently produced settlements with ABC and CBS, while a separate Wall Street Journal case faces a dismissal bid.