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As Donald Trump returns to the White House, he has escalated his legal actions against media organizations that have been critical of him. With only two months left before his second term, Trump, a convicted felon, has launched a series of lawsuits against outlets like the New York Times, Penguin Random House, and the Daily Beast. These legal actions are being viewed as part of an ongoing effort to challenge press freedom, raising concerns about the future of media in the U.S. under a second Trump presidency.
In a letter sent just days before the recent presidential election, Trump’s lawyer, Edward Paltzik, demanded $10 billion in damages from the New York Times and Penguin Random House over articles he claimed were defamatory. The articles in question, written by Times journalists Peter Baker, Michael Schmidt, and others, criticized Trump and were tied to a book about his financial history, Lucky Loser. The letter accused the Times of intentionally spreading false information and trying to damage Trump’s reputation. The New York Times, in response, stood by its reporting and referred the matter to Penguin Random House.