"Trump Ordered to Pay $400,000 in Legal Fees to New York Times and Others"

Former President Donald Trump has been ordered to pay nearly $400,000 in legal fees and costs to The New York Times and three reporters after his lawsuit against them was dismissed. The lawsuit, which was filed in 2021, claimed that the publication of a piece on his tax schemes caused his niece to violate a settlement agreement. The judge found that the state’s anti-SLAPP law applied, limiting plaintiffs from using litigation to restrict free speech and public participation. The judge deemed the legal fees a reasonable value for the services rendered and declined to dismiss all of Trump’s claims against his niece, who is appealing the decision.