NYT Asks Judge to Dismiss Trump’s ‘Implausible’ Defamation Suit

The New York Times asked a judge to once again dismiss President Donald Trump’s $15 billion defamation lawsuit, arguing the complaint is based on “implausible allegations” that cannot overcome First Amendment protections.

The suit fails to explain exactly how dozens of disputed statements found in a book and two news articles at the center of the case are false, the New York Times said in a filing Monday in federal court in Tampa, Florida.

The news organization also said that, if the case isn’t dismissed, it should be transferred from Florida to Manhattan, where Trump built his real estate ...