Judge rejects Trump’s defamation suit against the New York Times

“…U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday took issue with the content of the complaint, asserting that a legal filing was not “a protected platform to rage against an adversary,” Reuters reported.

The decision leaves room for Trump to amend his complaint as Merryday did not address the merits of the complaint. Federal law requires that a complaint be a “short plain statement.”…”