Trump Says Judge Kept Times Defamation Suit Alive, Ordered New Complaint
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Trump Says Judge Kept Times Defamation Suit Alive, Ordered New Complaint

Trump claims a judge rejected The New York Times bid to dismiss his defamation lawsuit and called for an updated complaint detailing alleged actual malice.

Richard Miniter
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First Published: July 27, 2026, 3:46 PM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump said a federal judge refused to throw out his defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, the newspaper of record founded in 1851, and ordered him to file an updated complaint.