ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida federal judge has tossed out a $15 billion defamation lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against The New York Times. U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday ruled Friday that Trump’s lawsuit was overly long and was full of “tedious and burdensome” language that had no bearing on the legal case. The judge gave Trump 28 days to file an amended complaint and said it should not exceed 40 pages. The lawsuit was 85 pages. It named four Times journalists and cited a book and three articles. A spokesman for Trump’s legal team says they will proceed with the lawsuit. The Times has said it’s meritless.
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