A Florida federal judge on Saturday tossed out a $15 billion (NZ$25 billion) defamation lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against The New York Times. US District Judge Steven Merryday ruled that Trump’s 85-page lawsuit was overly long and full of “tedious and burdensome” language that had no bearing on the legal case. “A complaint is not a megaphone for public relations or a podium for a passionate oration at a political rally,” Merryday wrote in a four-page order. The lawsuit targeted four Times journalists in a book and three articles published within a two-month period before the last election. The lawsuit delves into Trump’s work on The Apprentice TV show and an “extensive list” of Trump’s other media appearances.

Source: The Times September 20, 2025 22:32 UTC