NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has filed a substantial defamation lawsuit amounting to $15 billion against The New York Times and four of its journalists, as detailed in court documents released Monday. The lawsuit has been lodged in the U.S. District Court in Florida and highlights several articles and a book authored by two Times journalists that were published as the 2024 election approaches. Trump claims these works are symptomatic of a 'decades-long pattern' of intentional and malicious defamation aimed at him. The lawsuit asserts that the published statements were made 'negligently, with knowledge of their falsity, and/or with reckless disregard of their truth or falsity.' The New York Times has yet to issue a public comment regarding the lawsuit. In a post on his platform Truth Social, Trump accused the publication of lying about him and suggested that it serves as a 'mouthpiece' for the radical left Democrat Party. This legal action follows Trump’s earlier lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal, where he sought $10 billion after allegations tied him to financier Jeffrey Epstein were published. As Trump navigates the complex landscape of political media, this current lawsuit underscores the ongoing clash between him and several media outlets.