Donald Trump told to pay The New York Times and reporters $400k in legal fees

Donald Trump (Mary Altaffer/AP)

Former US president Donald Trump has been ordered to pay nearly $400,000 in legal fees to The New York Times and three investigative reporters after he sued them unsuccessfully over a Pulitzer Prize-winning 2018 story about his family’s wealth and tax practices.

The newspaper and reporters Susanne Craig, David Barstow and Russell Buettner were dismissed from the lawsuit in May.