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Trump announces a $15 billion suit against the Times

Trump announced a $15 billion defamation and libel suit against The New York Times, alleging sustained mistreatment of him, his family and businesses. [Donald J. Trump / The American Presidency Project] [Donald J. Trump / Truth Social]

EVENT DATESep 15, 2025

SOURCES CHECKEDOct 2, 2026

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APP archival reproduction of presidential social-post text. Original Truth Social permalinks are attached as provenance/context only; direct live-platform text was not independently readable or verified. [Donald J. Trump / The American Presidency Project] [Donald J. Trump / Truth Social]

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media-attack · threat

Threat label denotes announced financial litigation pressure; no finding that the suit was unlawful or that all defamation suits are authoritarian. [Donald J. Trump / The American Presidency Project]

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Archived presidential social post · Donald J. Trump / The American Presidency ProjectPresidential social posts, 2025-09-15
23:45 Pacific; post 115211918198289404; four paragraphs announcing suit
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/truth-social-posts-september-15-2025
Original-platform provenance permalink · Donald J. Trump / Truth SocialOriginal presidential post permalink; live text not verified
Original post identifier 115211918198289404 linked by APP. Provenance only; direct live-platform body text was not independently verified.
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115211918198289404

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