In addition to the response given by the Public Relations Team New York TimesThe newspaper’s CEO, Meredith Kopit Levien, decided to speak about the lawsuit of $ 15 billion in the US president’s $ 15 billion Donald Trump At the expense of her, saying that the company “will not be overwhelmed” by such tactics.
This lawsuit on the New York Times is the latest of Trump’s many legal attacks on the media during his second term, including this July, at the expense of the Wall Street Journal for defamation.
The lawsuit is legally unfounded, Levien said at a Financial Times conference yesterday, Wednesday (17/9/2025), in her comments that the newspaper says it is her first public statement on the matter.
“The treatment is unfounded. He has no legitimate legal claim. I believe that Its purpose is to silence independent journalism, To prevent the kind of reports based on reports that are known for the Times and other journalistic institutions. “
She added: “There is a manual against the press right now … The New York Times will not be overwhelmed by it.”
The White House of course did not respond immediately In a request for comment and there seems to be a way to solve this dispute.
In the lawsuit filed on Monday, Trump blames the newspaper That he has published in delinquency articles and a book full of “disgusting distortions and chalice for President Trump”.
In response to Reuters’ request for a comment on Trump’s appeal, the newspaper said Tuesday that his lawsuit contains no legitimate legal claim and It aims to silence and discourage independent reportage.