Sept. 16 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump filed a suit for defamation and libel against The New York Times, seeking $15 billion in damages over alleged false statements about him, family members and his businesses and accusing the newspaper of flagrant political bias.
Court records indicated that the lawsuit was filed in federal court in Tampa, Fla., on Monday.
Trump took to his Truth Social platform to accuse the newspaper of being a "virtual mouthpiece for the Radical Left Democratic Party," but did not give details of the alleged falsehoods.
The action for damages amounting to more than the full market capitalization of The New York Times Company, was, Trump said, motivated by an imperative to "restore integrity to journalism."
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