President Donald Trump has filed a $15 billion lawsuit against The New York Times, accusing the newspaper of defamation and libel.
In a late-night post on Monday, Trump described the publication as “one of the worst and most degenerate newspapers in the History of our Country.”
He characterized the lawsuit as a “great honor” and claimed that the paper has become a “virtual mouthpiece for the Radical Left Democrat Party.”
Trump’s announcement came shortly after The New York Times released articles examining his ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Last week, the former president warned he would sue The New York Times over its reporting related to a sexually suggestive note and drawing allegedly given to Epstein decades ago.
Trump argued that he views the paper as “the single largest illegal Campaign contribution, EVER.”
He criticized the publication’s Sept. 30 endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris, which appeared prominently on the front page.
“Their Endorsement of Kamala Harris was actually put dead center on the front page of The New York Times, something heretofore UNHEARD OF!” Trump wrote.
In his statement, Trump accused the newspaper of engaging in a decades-long effort to damage him, his family, and his movement.
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