Trumpâs $15B Complaint Is Longer Than His Presidency Reality Show
In a legal episode stranger than fiction, Judge Steven Merryday slammed Trumpâs $15 billion lawsuit against The New York Times for packing a two-count defamation case into an 85-page novel, way exceeding the forty-page ebook-sized limit. Filed September 16, 2025, the judge called the complaint a âtedious and burdensome aggregation of prospective evidenceâ â or Trump legal-speak for TL;DR but with a law degree. Trumpâs team has 28 days to rewrite, while the Times pooh-poohed the suit as a political meme masquerading as serious law. Penguin Random House is tangled in the drama for publishing the allegedly âmaliciousâ Kamala Harris hype book. Judge Merryday also reminded lawyers that complaints aren't for âvituperation and invective,â sadly dashing Trumpâs raging poetry hopes.
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When your $15 billion defamation suit feels more like a decade-long Twitter thread you canât stop scrolling, judges might politely ask you to chill and cut it down to the Bleak Book Club edition. Judgeâs orders: Less rage, more law.
85 pages to say âyouâre fake newsâ? Was this a lawsuit or Trumpâs memoir draft called âHow to Verbally Delete Your Enemiesâ? Pro tip: Lawyers prefer facts, not fan fiction.
Trumpâs lawsuit is like ordering a salad and getting the entire buffetâand the judge just told him âNo buffet, just a plate of legal veggies, please.â
Source: Axios | Published: 9/19/2025 | Author: Christine Wang
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