U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday filed a $15 billion lawsuit against The New York Times, alleging defamation and libel, and calling the newspaper a "mouthpiece" for the Democratic party.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump attacked the newspaper for being "a virtual 'mouthpiece' for the Radical Left Democratic Party," while accusing it of making false statements about him, his family and business, without elaborating on the allegations.

The lawsuit suit has been brought in the state of Florida, according to a court filing.

Last week, Trump had threatened to sue the Times for its reporting on a sexually aggressive note and drawing that was given to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and appeared to have been signed by Trump. Epstein was charged as a sex offender and died by suic

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