A federal judge on Friday threw out US President Donald Trump's $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times over its content, calling it a "decidedly improper and impermissible" effort to attack his adversaries, SİA informs via Reuters.
US District Judge Steven Merryday said Trump's complaint against the Times, four reporters and the publisher Penguin Random House was too long and burdensome, and violated a federal civil procedure rule by omitting a short and plain statement of why Trump should win.
He faulted the Republican president for instead packing the 85-page complaint with unnecessary attacks against critics, statements lauding his successes and "singular brilliance," and even a defense of his late father Fred Trump.
"A complaint is not a public forum for vituperation and invective -- not a protected platform to rage against an adversary," the Tampa, Florida-based judge wrote. "A complaint is not a megaphone for public relations or a podium for a passionate oration at a political rally."
Merryday, an appointee of Republican former President George H.W. Bush, gave Trump 28 days to file an amended complaint "in a professional and dignified manner" of no more than 40 pages.
A spokesman for Trump's legal team said in a statement: "President Trump will continue to hold the Fake News accountable through this powerhouse lawsuit against the New York Times, its reporters, and Penguin Random House, in accordance with the judge's direction on logistics."
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