The lawsuit, filed in New York State Supreme Court on Wednesday, claims the newspaper intentionally published a false story in 2019 related to the investigation into Russia interference of the 2016 election.
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump's re-election campaign has filed a libel lawsuit against the New York Times for publishing an opinion piece on the topic of Russian involvement in the 2016 election.filed in New York State Supreme Court on Wednesday, claims the newspaper intentionally published a false story in 2019 related to the investigation into Russia interference of the election.
"Fortunately, the law protects the right of Americans to express their judgments and conclusions, especially about events of public importance. We look forward to vindicating that right in this case," the statement continued.from last March written by Max Frankel, the former executive editor of the newspaper: "The Real Trump-Russia Quid Pro Quo."
“There was no need for detailed electoral collusion between the Trump campaign and Vladimir Putin’s oligarchy because they had an overarching deal," the op-ed reads."[T]he quid of help in the campaign against Hillary Clinton for the quo of a new pro-Russian foreign policy, starting with relief from the Obama administration’s burdensome economic sanctions. The Trumpites knew about the quid and held out the prospect of the quo.
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