Trump's $15B lawsuit against The New York Times carries on as judge gives his attorneys chance to amend filing

President Donald Trump took a triumph thigh Monday aft a judge granted his ineligible squad a chance to amend his $15 cardinal defamation suit against The New York Times.

"BREAKING NEWS: The Failing New York Times, aft 10 years of harassment, slander, and libel, conscionable grounded again successful their hopeless effort to person our powerful Defamation Lawsuit against them dropped," Trump wrote connected Truth Social. "As we requested, nan Highly Respected Judge has called for an updated complaint, which will laic out, successful utmost detail, each nan ways successful which The Times has many times and consistently acted, pinch existent malice successful defaming me, my family, our Great MAGA Movement, and America, itself."

"We will proceed to clasp The Times and their 'comrades' successful nan Mainstream Media accountable for publishing, promoting, and dealing successful Fake News. Thank you for your attraction to this matter!" Trump added.

TRUMP THREATENS TO ADD NY TIMES' 'TREASONOUS' IRAN WAR COVERAGE TO $15B DEFAMATION LAWSUIT

President Donald Trump took a triumph thigh complete a judge's ruling allowing his ineligible squad to amend his $15 cardinal defamation suit against The New York Times. (Eric Lee/Getty Images)

According to a filing successful nan U.S. District Court for Florida’s Middle District successful Tampa, Trump's attorneys person until August 27 to amend nan lawsuit.

The New York Times did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment.

The suit alleged decades of defamation and libel by nan Times complete everything from really it reported connected "The Apprentice" to its stories claiming he'd engaged successful fishy taxation maneuvers.

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The New York Times antecedently slammed Trump's lawsuit, insisting it has "no merit." (Yuriy T/iStock)

The named defendants are The New York Times Company, reporters Susanne Craig, Russ Buettner, Peter Baker and Michael S. Schmidt, and Penguin Random House, which published "Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump Squandered His Father’s Fortune and Created nan Illusion of Success," which was authored by Craig and Buettner.

A spokesperson for The Times antecedently told Fox News Digital, "As we said erstwhile this was first revenge and again aft nan judge’s ruling to onslaught it: this suit has nary merit. Nothing has changed today. This is simply an effort to stifle independent reporting and make PR attention, but The New York Times will not beryllium deterred by intimidation tactics."

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U.S. President Donald Trump motions to reporters aft getting disconnected Air Force One connected July 22, 2026 astatine Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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