Complaint not a ‘megaphone for PR’, says Judge Merryday, who deemed long-winded content ‘tedious and burdensome’.

President has accused paper of trying to damage his ‘business, personal and political reputation’

Trump’s lawsuit comes less than a week after the New York Times said it had been threatened with legal action by the White House

A federal judge rejected President Donald Trump's $15 billion lawsuit against the New York Times for not being a short, plain statement of complaint.

A US federal judge took issue with the contents of Trump's lawsuit against the newspaper and gave him 28 days to amend it.

The US president has been given 28 days to file an amended version of his complaint.

La testata ha parlato di «tentativo di mettere il bavaglio al giornalismo indipendente»

Judge gives US president 28 days to refile action after saying original filing is full of ‘vituperation and invective’

Judge Steven Merryday noted that President Trump's defamation lawsuit against The New York Times "consumes" 85 pages.

Trump took issue with reporting about Mark Burnett turning him into a celebrity, arguing he "was already a mega-celebrity" before "The Apprentice."

Judge gives president 28 days to refile initial 85-page defamation suit in 40 pages or less

District Judge Steven Merryday said the American president's complaint against the newspaper, as submitted, was 'improper and impermissible,' and he gave his lawyers 28 days to…

“A complaint is not a megaphone for public relations or a podium for a passionate oration at a political rally,” Judge Steven Merryday wrote in a four-page order.

The judge said that the complaint failed to contain a “short and plain statement of the claim.” Mr. Trump has 28 days to refile.

Complaint not a ‘megaphone for PR’, says Judge Merryday, who deemed long-winded content ‘tedious and burdensome’.

A $15 billion suit filed by President Donald Trump against the New York Times was rejected by a judge. He said the complaint had "superfluous allegations."