According to CCTV International News, according to Reuters, U.S. President Donald Trump has filed documents to the court to prosecute the New York Times. Trump said on September 15 local time that he will prosecute the New York Times for damage to reputation and misconduct, and demand $15 billion in compensation.
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Trump Threatens to Prosecute The New York Times
News on September 12 According to the New York Times website on September 10, President Trump vowed on September 9 to prosecute the New York Times for publishing several articles related to letters received by renowned financier Epstein with sexual implications. The signature on the letter allegedly came from Trump.
It is reported that this letter was part of Epstein's 50th birthday gift in 2003. But Trump denied he wrote the letter. The White House said the matter was pure fabrication.
The New York Times in an article on the 8th that the signature of the letter was “Donald” (Donald), with a long tail behind the last “d” – very similar to the signature on a private letter Trump wrote to New York City officials between 1987 and 2001.
Trump's personal attorney, Edward Palzik, cited the article in a letter to The New York Times, as well as a July article about the president's penchant for drawing with a thick black marker, as evidence of "malicious fabrication."
Palzik asked The New York Times to withdraw the relevant report and apologize. He also said that Trump might sue the news organization for $10 billion.
The New York Times spokeswoman Daniel Rose Ha said: “Our journalists the facts, provided visual evidence, and published the president’s denial.
Epstein's letter is also at the heart of Trump's lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and its owner, Rupert Murdoch, in July this year.The Wall Street Journal was the first news media to report the existence of the letter.