Judge dismisses Trump’s multibillion-dollar lawsuit against New York Times

Judge dismisses Trump’s multibillion-dollar lawsuit against New York Times
The New York Times building in Manhattan (Alamy/PA)

A federal judge in Florida on Friday has dismissed US President Donald Trump’s 15 billion-dollar (£11 billion) defamation lawsuit against the New York Times.

US District Judge Steven Merryday ruled that Mr Trump’s lawsuit was overly long and was full of “tedious and burdensome” language that had no bearing on the legal case.

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