Donald Trump’s lawsuit against New York Times is THROWN OUT by judge who branded it too long and too petty

Donald Trump’s $15 billion lawsuit against The New York Times has been thrown out just four days after it was filed by a judge who said the filing was too long and too petty. 

The president now has 28 days to refile the defamation claim after Judge Steven D. Merryday of the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida said the suit was ‘florid and enervating.’

Any future filings must be limited to 40 pages, The New York Times reported. 

Judge Merryday – who was appointed by President George H.W. Bush – blasted the president for waiting until the 80th page of his lawsuit to formally accuse The Times of defamation. 

He also suggested Trump had used the filing as a soapbox to air grievances against the paper of record, saying: ‘A complaint is not a public forum for vituperation and invective. 

‘Not a protected platform to rage against an adversary.’

Trump is suing the Times, four of its reporters and publisher Penguin Random House over articles casting doubts on his reputation as a successful businessman.

The paper said after the initial filing that it planned to fight the lawsuit. The Times has yet to comment on Trump’s suit being thrown out.   

A spokesperson for President Trump said he will ‘continue to hold the Fake News accountable through this powerhouse lawsuit.’

They did not specify if, or when, the suit will be refiled.  

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