President Trump has updated his $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and Penguin Random House, adding specific claims of inaccuracies. The suit stems from articles and a book by reporters Susanne Craig, Russ Buettner, and Peter Baker, which Trump's lawyers argue were designed to damage his business and political reputation ahead of the 2024 election. A federal judge had previously dismissed the initial complaint as overly lengthy, but allowed Trump to amend it.

The Times has moved to dismiss the revised suit, arguing it fails to show actual malice or identify false statements. Trump's legal team maintains the reporting was intentionally misleading, while the defendants stand by their work as accurate and protected by the First Amendment.