The Trump campaign has just filed a lawsuit against the New York Times after they published a false and defamatory statement about the Trump campaign and Russia:
Trump campaign has “filed a libel lawsuit against the New York Times over a story falsely reporting as fact a conspiracy with Russia. The lawsuit … aims to hold the news organization accountable for intentionally publishing false statements against President Trump’s campaign.”
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) February 26, 2020
Today, Team Trump filed a libel lawsuit against the New York Times over a story falsely reporting as fact a conspiracy with Russia.
Statement from @JennaEllisEsq, Senior Legal Adviser to Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. below. pic.twitter.com/qqjgSjtsGt
— Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@TeamTrump) February 26, 2020
Below is what the Trump campaign put out:
The Trump campaign is asking for millions in compensatory damages as well as punitive damages.
You can read the entire lawsuit here.