Trump’s NYT lawsuit tossed for now as ‘inexcusably’ long

(Bloomberg) — A US judge in Florida for now tossed out President Donald Trump’s $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times days after it was filed, finding the president’s lawyers failed to follow court rules requiring “short, plain, direct” claims. Most Read from Bloomberg US District Judge Steven Merryday issued an order on Friday concluding that Trump’s lawsuit “unmistakably and inexcusably” violated the court’s rules by featuring “repetitive,” “superfluous” and “florid” allegations and ...