A judge for the Middle District of Florida Tampa Division rejected Donald Trump’s initial $15 billion defamation suit against Penguin Random House, the New York Times, and New York Times reporters on the grounds that it’s too long and “tedious.” Trump filed the suit earlier in the week. Judge Steven D. Merryday struck down the complaint on Friday, writing that it violates Rule 8, which calls for “simple, concise, and direct” allegations. The Trump suit runs to 85 pages and includes, Merryday notes, a “protracted list of the many properties owned, developed, or managed by the Trump Organization and a […]
