Overview
- Trump refiled in the Middle District of Florida after a judge tossed his initial $15 billion complaint as an improper platform to attack an adversary.
- The amended case targets two Times articles and a Penguin book by Times reporters that Trump alleges contain false statements.
- Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman argues a truth defense would let the defendants seek documents and depositions from Trump and third parties.
- Akerman cites potential discovery targets such as MGM’s unaired Apprentice footage, Trump’s tax and financial records, and the Palm Beach estate sale to Dmitry Rybolovlev, with possible questions about Jeffrey Epstein.
- The case sits at an early procedural stage, with expected defense motions likely to determine whether any broad discovery goes forward.