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Trump’s suit against the New York Times is nonsense. Yet it poses a grave threat

Trump’s suit against the New York Times is nonsense. Yet it poses a grave threat
nation9/18/2025

The president won’t prevail in court. But his cases against media companies have a potential chilling effect on criticism of the government

Donald Trump has sued the New York Times for, well, reporting on Trump. Rather than charging the Times with any specific libelous act, Trump’s lawsuit is just another of his angry bloviations. The lawsuit says he’s moving against “one of the worst an... [8293 chars]