Trump Files Lawsuit Against His Niece, NYT Journalists Over Disclosure of Tax Information
Former President Donald Trump is suing his niece, Mary Trump, and several New York Times reporters over the publication of his tax information. Trump’s lawsuit is seeking “damages in an amount to be determined at trial…
Former President Donald Trump is suing his niece, Mary Trump, and several New York Times reporters over the publication of his tax information.
Trump’s lawsuit is seeking “damages in an amount to be determined at trial, but believed to be no less than One Hundred Million Dollars,” according to CNN.
The former president’s lawsuit says his niece’s disclosure of the tax information to the newspaper was an illegal breach of contract, allegedly violating a settlement agreement established in 2001 among their family.
According to the lawsuit, the Times’ reporters “relentlessly sought out Mary Trump and intentionally procured her breach of the Settlement Agreement,” as CNN reports.
The lawsuit alleges Mary Trump’s actions as well as that of those at the Times “were motivated, at least in part, by their actual malice towards Plaintiff.”
The reporters allegedly “unjustly reaped significant personal, professional and/or business-related benefit(s), including, but not limited to, monetary gain, fame, acclaim, notoriety, inflated market valuation, increased revenue, and/or career advancement.”