NEW YORK (AP) — In a significant legal move, former President Donald Trump has filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and four of its journalists, as outlined in recent court documents. The lawsuit, submitted in the U.S. District Court in Florida, highlights several articles and a book authored by two of the publication’s reporters, suggesting they are part of a long-term strategy by the New York Times to falsely and maliciously defame him.

The lawsuit claims that the defendants published statements with knowledge of their falsity or with reckless disregard for the truth. Trump took to Truth Social to announce the lawsuit, accusing the Times of acting as a 'mouthpiece' for the Radical Left Democrat Party.

This latest legal action follows Trump's previous $10 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch over a report concerning his connections to financier Jeffrey Epstein, reflecting his ongoing confrontations with the media.