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US President Donald Trump has refiled a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, according to court documents, just weeks after a federal judge dismissed the original case.
Trump, who has renewed his fierce criticism of the media since returning to the White House, continues to target news outlets he claims are biased against him.
Judge Steven Merryday had thrown out the earlier complaint in September, criticising its overly dramatic tone, repetitive praise of Trump, and its 85-page length.
The new filing, lodged on Thursday in a Florida court and seen by AFP, is more concise at 40 pages.
It accuses the newspaper of publishing “false, defamatory, and malicious” material, citing a book and two New York Times articles.
The suit names The New York Times, three of its reporters, and publisher Penguin Random House as defendants. It alleges they acted “with actual malice” in making defamatory statements that harmed Trump’s reputation.
The document claims the reports “wrongly defame and disparage President Trump’s hard-earned professional reputation, built painstakingly over decades before his presidency.”
Trump is seeking at least $15 billion in compensatory damages, along with punitive damages to be determined at trial.
The president has long used the courts to challenge media coverage, often accusing journalists of distortion and hostility.
In July, he filed a $10 billion suit against Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal over reports linking him to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
That same month, Paramount paid $16 million to settle Trump’s defamation case over CBS News’ 60 Minutes, which he claimed had manipulated an interview with his 2024 election rival, Kamala Harris.
