President Donald Trump claimed a legal win on July 27 after a judge approved his team’s request to amend his $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times. Following the ruling, Trump praised the decision, saying he would continue challenging The New York Times and other media organisations over what he called “fake news.”
Trump’s lawsuit over reporting about his business success and The Apprentice remains active
According to Deadline, U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday allowed Trump’s legal team until August 27 to revise and submit its complaint.
Trump wrote on Truth Social, “BREAKING NEWS: The Failing New York Times, after 10 years of harassment, slander, and libel, just failed again in their desperate attempt to have our powerful Defamation Lawsuit against them dropped. As we requested, the Highly Respected Judge has called for an updated complaint, which will lay out, in extreme detail, all the ways in which The Times has repeatedly and consistently acted with actual malice in defaming me, my family, our Great MAGA Movement, and America itself.”
The POTUS further stated, “We will continue to hold The Times and their ‘comrades’ in the Mainstream Media accountable for publishing, promoting, and dealing in Fake News.” On the other hand, a representative for the outlet said the judge’s decision did not support the accusations in Trump’s earlier complaint. The individual added that the ruling only gives Trump another opportunity to present a complaint with legal merit.
Trump filed a defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and Penguin Random House in September 2025, accusing them of treating him unfairly, reports Reuters. The case, filed in a Florida federal court, focuses on a book about Trump written by two Times reporters, along with three articles he described as “false, malicious, defamatory, and disparaging.”
Among the claims cited was that Mark Burnett’s The Apprentice played a role in shaping Trump’s public image and increasing his popularity and business appeal. He claimed they were intended to harm his 2024 presidential campaign.
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