President Donald Trump has filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times and book publisher Penguin Random House, his latest legal assault on major media companies he accuses of treating him unfairly.

The lawsuit filed on Monday in Florida federal court centers on a book about Trump by two New York Times reporters and three “false, malicious, defamatory, and disparaging” articles that he says were aimed at sabotaging his chances in the 2024 presidential election.

In a statement on Tuesday, the Times said Trump’s lawsuit has no legitimate legal claims and is an attempt to stifle and discourage independent reporting.

Penguin Random House called Trump’s lawsuit meritless in a statement on Tuesday and said it stands by the book and its authors.

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