NY Judge Orders Donald Trump to Pay Almost $400,000 in Legal Fees for Dismissed Lawsuit Against New York Times After Improperly Obtaining His Tax Records to Smear Him
Former President Donald Trump has been ordered by a New York Supreme Court judge to pay nearly $400,000 in legal fees to the New York Times.
This comes after his lawsuit against the publication was dismissed, a lawsuit that Trump filed in 2021, alleging that the Times, along with three of its reporters (Susanne Craig, David Barstow, and Russell Buettner), and his niece, Mary Trump, had conspired to improperly obtain his confidential tax records to smear him.
Alina Habba, Trump’s lawyer, claims that Mary Trump violated a 2001 confidentiality agreement signed during the settlement of Fred Trump’s will after his passing in 1999. The Times journalists are alleged to have committed tortious interference by persuading Mary Trump to disclose the tax information.
