{"id":311671,"date":"2025-09-18T14:27:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T18:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?prc_email_campaign=trump-files-15-billion-defamation-lawsuit-against-the-new-york-times"},"modified":"2026-06-08T12:15:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:15:52","slug":"trump-files-15-billion-defamation-lawsuit-against-the-new-york-times","status":"publish","type":"prc_email_campaign","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/newsletter\/the-briefing\/trump-files-15-billion-defamation-lawsuit-against-the-new-york-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump files $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2600\ufe0f Happy Thursday!<\/strong>\u00a0<em>The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information<\/em>.<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/sign-up-for-the-briefing\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/sign-up-for-the-briefing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Sign up here!<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In today<em>\u2019<\/em>s email:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li><strong>Featured story:<\/strong> Trump files $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>New from Pew Research Center:<\/strong> Which topics do Americans get news about?<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>In other news:<\/strong> ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel show over Charlie Kirk comments<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Looking ahead:<\/strong> Former Univision anchor Jorge Ramos launches new English-language podcast<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Chart of the week:<\/strong> Older Americans more likely to get news about several topics<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd25\u00a0<strong>Featured story<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The New York Times<\/strong> and book publisher <strong>Penguin Random House <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/trump-files-15-billion-defamation-case-against-new-york-times-penguin-random-2025-09-16\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">are on the receiving end of a defamation lawsuit<\/a>\u00a0from <strong>President Donald Trump.<\/strong> The suit filed this week targets a book by two Times reporters and three articles about Trump that were published prior to the 2024 election. It claims the book contained \u201cfabrications\u201d and that the articles were &#8220;false, malicious, defamatory, and disparaging.\u201d The Times and Penguin said the lawsuit is without merit.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This isn\u2019t the president\u2019s first legal clash with media companies: Since the beginning of 2024, Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/09\/16\/trump-new-york-times\/86177814007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">also sued<\/a> The Wall Street Journal, The Des Moines Register, CBS News and ABC News, with the latter two reaching settlements. Meanwhile, the Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/02\/21\/ap-lawsuit-white-house-officials-retaliation\/79463484007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">filed a lawsuit<\/a> against the Trump administration after facing retaliation for continuing to use \u201cGulf of Mexico\u201d rather than \u201cGulf of America.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Pew Research Center <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2025\/03\/31\/most-americans-say-they-are-tuned-in-to-news-about-the-trump-administration\/#views-on-the-trump-administration-s-relationship-with-the-news-media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">survey conducted in late February and early March<\/a> found that majorities of both Republicans and Democrats said that <strong>the relationship between Trump and the news media was very or somewhat bad.<\/strong> But while seven-in-ten Democrats said that the Trump administration has been too critical of the news media, a similar share of Republicans said that the news media has been too critical of the Trump administration.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udea8 <strong>New from Pew Research Center<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More Americans say they get news about government and politics than four other topics asked about in a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2025\/09\/18\/more-americans-get-news-about-government-and-politics-than-about-other-topics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">March Center survey<\/a>. Older Americans and those who voted in the 2024 presidential election are especially likely to get political news. Younger adults are more likely than older people to get news about entertainment. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udccc\u00a0<strong>In other news<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li><strong>ABC <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/jimmy-kimmel-show-suspended-charlie-kirk-a2bfa904429c318fe52e7d3493c6883d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">suspends Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s late-night show indefinitely<\/a> after criticism of comments about <strong>Charlie Kirk<\/strong> killing&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Washington Post<\/strong> columnist <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/media\/5503726-washington-post-karen-attiah-charlie-kirk-posts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">says she was fired for social media posts<\/a> after <strong>Kirk\u2019s murder&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n<li>U.S. and China<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/tech\/details-emerge-on-u-s-china-tiktok-deal-594e009f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">near deal<\/a> over <strong>future of TikTok<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n<li>A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cjr.org\/the_media_today\/discord-nepal-protests-social-media-ban-discord.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">closer look<\/a>\u00a0at Nepal\u2019s protests that started with a\u00a0<strong>social media ban<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>NPR <\/strong>to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/09\/17\/nx-s1-5539164\/npr-public-media-funding-budget\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cut $5 million from budget<\/a>; local stations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/13\/us\/politics\/public-broadcasting-cuts.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">facing uncertain future<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>The Baltimore Banner<\/strong> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2025\/09\/15\/baltimore-banner-montgomery-county\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">expand coverage within Maryland<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>House Republicans <\/strong>plan bill to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/09\/15\/republicans-bill-media-usagm-radio-free-europe-funding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">consolidate three U.S. Agency for Global Media broadcasters<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>YouTube <\/strong>announces <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/09\/16\/youtube-to-use-ai-to-help-podcasters-promote-themselves-with-clips-and-shorts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new AI tools for podcasters<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcc5\u00a0<strong>Looking ahead<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Univision anchor <strong>Jorge Ramos<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/15\/business\/media\/jorge-ramos-daughter-podcast.html?smid=nytcore-android-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">has launched a new English-language podcast<\/a> with his daughter, aiming to connect with the growing number of U.S. Hispanics who seek news in English. The show, called \u201cThe Moment,\u201d premiered on Wednesday with an interview of New York City mayoral candidate <strong>Zohran Mamdani.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About half of U.S. Hispanic adults (51%) say they <strong>prefer to get their news in English,<\/strong> far more than the share who prefer to get news in Spanish (24%), according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2024\/03\/19\/how-hispanic-americans-get-their-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 Center study<\/a> on Hispanic Americans\u2019 news habits. An additional 23% say they have no preference. Hispanics who were born in the U.S. overwhelmingly prefer their news in English (79%), while a much smaller share of Hispanic immigrants feel this way (22%).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcca\u00a0<strong>Chart of the week<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week\u2019s chart of the week comes from a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2025\/09\/18\/more-americans-get-news-about-government-and-politics-than-about-other-topics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recent Center analysis<\/a> about which topics of news Americans are most likely to get. <strong>Older adults are more likely to say they get news on most of the topics we asked about extremely often or often.<\/strong> For example, among Americans ages 65 and older, 77% get news about government and politics extremely often or often, compared with half of those ages 18 to 29.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, younger adults are more likely than older people to frequently get entertainment news. About a third of adults under 30 get entertainment news extremely often or often, compared with 19% or fewer in older age groups.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/SR_25.09.28_news-topics_2a.png?resize=501,1024\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\ud83d\udc4b That&#8217;s all for this week.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Briefing is compiled by Pew Research Center staff, including Naomi Forman-Katz, Jacob Liedke, Christopher St. Aubin, Luxuan Wang, Emily Tomasik, and Joanne Haner. It is edited by Michael Lipka and copy edited by Mia Hennen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Do you like this newsletter? 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