U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to denote an statement with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (not pictured) betwixt the 2 countries, astatine Chequers astatine the decision of a authorities sojourn connected Sept. 18, 2025 successful Aylesbury, Britain.
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A national justice successful Tampa, Florida, connected Friday struck President Donald Trump's $15 cardinal defamation suit against The New York Times arsenic "decidedly improper and impermissible," but volition let Trump to refile a shorter, little florid amended civilian ailment wrong the adjacent month.
Judge Steven Merryday criticized Trump's lengthy suit for being mode excessively agelong connected praise for the president and "superfluous allegations."
"As each lawyer knows (or is presumed to know), a ailment is not a nationalist forum for vituperation and invective — not a protected level to rage against an adversary," Merryday wrote.
"A ailment is not a megaphone for nationalist relations oregon a podium for a passionate oration astatine a governmental rally oregon the functional equivalent of the Hyde Park Speakers' Corner," the justice said, referring to the famed free-speech haven successful London.
Merryday gave Trump and his lawyers 28 days to record an amended suit against the Times, but warned them not to marque it longer than 40 pages.
"This enactment volition begin, volition continue, and volition extremity successful accord with the rules of process and successful a nonrecreational and dignified manner," the justice wrote.
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