Trump's lawsuit alleges The New York Times coerced his niece into illegally providing his tax documents. According to The Daily Beast, damages are "to be determined at trial, but believed to be no less than One Hundred Million Dollars," the suit notes.
"More to come, including on other people and Fake News media," Trump said in a statement regarding the lawsuit.
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The lawsuit is related to October 2018, where Mary Trump allegedly leaked several documents concerning the former president's taxes. Donald Trump alleges she violated a 2001 confidentiality agreement by doing so.
Mary Trump and the Times both dismissed the lawsuit. "I think he is a f***ing loser, and he is going to throw anything against the wall he can," commented Mary Trump. "It's desperation. The walls are closing in, and he is throwing anything against the wall that will stick. As is always the case with Donald, he'll try and change the subject."
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"The Times' coverage of Donald Trump's taxes helped inform citizens through meticulous reporting on a subject of overriding public interest. This lawsuit is an attempt to silence independent news organizations, and we plan to defend against it vigorously," said a spokesperson for the Times.
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The lawsuit also claims the Times and reporters David Barstow, Russ Buettner, and Susanne Craig are "directly responsible" for Mary Trump handing the documents over. This accusation arose after Mary Trump said on a podcast that Craig pushed her to hand everything over.
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"Yeah, um, I'm actually really proud of that," Mary Trump expressed during her appearance on the podcast.
"But I have to be honest with you. I didn't even remember I had [the Confidential Records]. It's entirely down to the brilliant Susanne Craig for, one, reminding me that I had them and, two, so effectively and painstakingly trying to convince — I mean, it took her months before I did — so it's entirely down to her."
On air Tuesday night Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O’Donnell had a good chuckle after apparently discovering an error on the first page of the former President’s lawsuit.
As she signed off her program and handed it over to O’Donnell, Maddow said she had just received a copy of the lawsuit during the commercial break.
“But on page one, it says, “The defendants’ actions were motivated by a personal vendetta and their desire to gain fame, notoriety, acclaim and a financial windfall and were further intended to advance their political agenda,” Maddow said. “Then it says this: ‘The brazenness of the defendants’ actions cannot be understated.’”
“That’s page one of the lawsuit! Cannot be understated. OK. How can you not understate brazenness?! I’m sorry,” she added.
“He has the lawyers who think the way he does,” O’Donnell quipped.
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