Donald Trump speaks to reporters on Air Force One on September 18, 2025 during a flight to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.
A federal judge has tossed President Donald Trump's $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and Penguin Random House, calling the complaint "decidedly improper and impermissible.".
U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday on Friday struck the complaint and gave the president's lawyers 28 days to refile their lawsuit.
Judge Merryday, in a blistering four-page ruling, said he was throwing out the suit because it "unmistakably and inexcusably" violates the rules that govern civil lawsuits.
"This is a meritless lawsuit," said a Penguin Random House spokesperson. »