A federal judge has tossed President Trump’s $15 billion lawsuit against The New York Times, calling the complaint “improper and impermissible.”
“A complaint is not a megaphone for public relations or a podium for a passionate oration at a political rally or the functional equivalent of the Hyde Park Speakers’ Corner,” U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday wrote, according to ABC News.
Merryday, an appointee of former President George H. W. Bush, gave Trump’s attorneys 28 days to refile their lawsuit.
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“President Trump will continue to hold the Fake News accountable through this powerhouse lawsuit,” a spokesperson for Trump’s legal team said, POLITICO stated.
JUST IN: A federal judge has tossed President Trump’s $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and Penguin Random House, calling the complaint
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