Judge Tosses Trump's Lawsuit Against NY Times, Orders Him to Pay All Legal Fees
Source: Daily Beast
Trump sued the paper, along with his niece Mary, alleging an insidious plot to grab his tax records and publish them in a Pulitzer-winning report.
A New York judge has tossed out Donald Trumps lawsuit against The New York Times, and ordered the former president to pay all attorneys fees, legal expenses, and associated costs.
Trump filed the lawsuit in 2021, alleging that the newspaper, three of its reporters and his niece Mary Trump engaged in an insidious plot to obtain his private records for a Pulitzer-winning story about his tax issues.
While the court tossed out Trumps claims against the newspaper and its reporters, the claims against the ex-presidents niece have yet to be ruled upon.
The New York Times is pleased with the judges decision today, a paper spokesperson wrote in a statement to The Daily Beast. It is an important precedent reaffirming that the press is protected when it engages in routine newsgathering to obtain information of vital importance to the public.
The twice-impeached former presidents claims against the defendants fail as a matter of constitutional law, New York Supreme Court Justice Robert R. Reed wrote in his ruling filed on Wednesday afternoon, deeming the papers newsgathering as being at the very core of protected First Amendment activity.
Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/judge-tosses-trumps-lawsuit-against-ny-times-orders-him-to-pay-legal-fees
So much winning.
maxsolomon
(33,475 posts)Courts need to impose punishment - fines for frivolous suits.
riversedge
(70,483 posts)Wishing the best for Mary trump.
........While the court tossed out Trumps claims against the newspaper and its reporters, the claims against the ex-presidents niece have yet to be ruled upon.......
Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/judge-tosses-trumps-lawsuit-against-ny-times-orders-him-to-pay-legal-fees
republianmushroom
(13,916 posts)Roy Rolling
(6,947 posts)Probably the first time Trump will actually pay his bills.