Judge Rules Trump Must Pay New York Times $400,000 in Legal Fees

A New York judge has ordered Donald Trump to pay The New York Times and three reporters nearly $400,000 in legal costs for a lawsuit he filed and was subsequently dismissed. The lawsuit stemmed from a 2018 investigation into Trump's finances and taxes, which resulted in a Pulitzer Prize-winning series of articles. The judge's order is seen as a victory for press freedom and a message against the misuse of the judicial system to silence journalists. Trump's suit, seeking $100 million in damages, was thrown out last year, and the judge found the requested legal costs to be reasonable.