TMTPOST -- U.S. President Donald Trump has filed a $15 billion defamation and libel lawsuit against The New York Times, accusing the iconic newspaper of acting as a “mouthpiece” for the Democratic Party and targeting him unfairly. In the legal complaint, Trump singled out the Times’ coverage of the 2024 presidential election, particularly its endorsement of former candidate Kamala Harris. He described the newspaper’s reporting as “deranged” and criticized its front-page coverage, which he said included a “hyperbolic” opening line stating that it was “hard to imagine a candidate more unworthy to serve as president of the United States than Donald Trump.” The lawsuit marks one of the largest defamation cases in recent U.S. history and sets the stage for a high-profile courtroom confrontation between the former president and one of the world’s oldest and most influential media organizations. Trump made the announcement on his social media platform, Truth Social, describing the filing as a “Great Honor” and emphasizing the size of the claim. Legal analysts expect the case to draw intense public scrutiny, given the political implications and the Times’ global reputation for journalistic rigor.