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特朗普总统对《纽约时报》提起150亿美元诽谤诉讼
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唐纳德·特朗普总统对《纽约时报》提起150亿美元诽谤诉讼，指控该报及其记者故意恶意诽谤的行为模式。
唐纳德·特朗普总统已对《纽约时报》、该报四名记者及出版商企鹅兰登书屋提起150亿美元的诽谤诉讼。该诉讼在美国佛罗里达州中区联邦地区法院提出，指控被告对他进行了“长达数十年的”故意恶意诽谤。
诉讼针对多篇文章及由《纽约时报》记者苏珊娜·克雷格和拉斯·布特纳合著的书籍《幸运的失败者：唐纳德·特朗普如何挥霍父亲的财富并制造成功假象》。诉讼称这些出版物是“带有实际恶意，旨在对特朗普作为商人和政治人物的声誉造成最大伤害”。
对此，《纽约时报》发言人表示：“这起诉讼缺乏任何合法的法律依据，而是试图压制和阻止独立报道。《纽约时报》不会被恐吓手段所动摇。我们将继续无畏无偏地追求事实，维护记者代表美国人民提问的第一修正案权利。”
此次诉讼紧随特朗普此前对媒体机构的法律行动。今年7月，他对《华尔街日报》及其所有者鲁伯特·默多克提起100亿美元的诽谤诉讼，涉及一篇将他与据称寄给杰弗里·爱泼斯坦的便条联系起来的文章。此外，特朗普已分别与ABC新闻和CBS母公司派拉蒙达成和解，金额分别为1500万美元和1600万美元，涉及涉嫌诽谤的内容。
本次诉讼要求赔偿150亿美元的补偿性损害赔偿金，以及未具体说明的惩罚性赔偿金。
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President Donald Trump has filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times.
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The lawsuit was lodged in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
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The lawsuit alleges that the defendants engaged in a 'decades-long pattern' of intentional and malicious defamation against him.
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The suit claims that the publications were crafted 'with actual malice, calculated to inflict maximum damage' on Trump's reputation.
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In response, a spokesperson for The New York Times stated that the lawsuit 'lacks any legitimate legal claims' and is an intimidation tactic.
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This lawsuit follows a previous $10 billion defamation suit filed by Trump against The Wall Street Journal.
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Trump has settled lawsuits with ABC News and CBS's parent company, Paramount, for $15 million and $16 million, respectively.
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