From fortune magazine:

A New York judge ordered former President Donald Trump to pay $400,000 in legal fees to The New York Times and three investigative reporters after he sued them over a 2018 story about his family’s wealth and taxes. The Times hailed the decision as a win for press freedom. Mary Trump, the source, is still being sued by Trump.

In a New York court ruling, Donald Trump was ordered to pay nearly $400,000 in legal fees to The New York Times and three investigative reporters. The lawsuit over a 2018 story about his family’s wealth and tax practices resulted in the reporters and newspaper being dismissed from the suit. Mary Trump’s case is still pending.

The New York judge found it reasonable that Donald Trump be ordered to pay $392,638 in legal fees for lawyers representing The New York Times and the three investigative reporters involved in the lawsuit over a Pulitzer Prize-winning 2018 story about his family’s wealth and tax practices.

The New York Times dubbed the ruling a win for press freedom, after Donald Trump was ordered to pay nearly $400,000 in legal fees to the newspaper and three investigative reporters. The reporters were dismissed from the lawsuit earlier. The ruling relates to a Pulitzer Prize-winning 2018 story about Trump’s family’s wealth and tax practices.

A New York judge ruled that former President Donald Trump must preserve nearly $400,000 in legal fees for The New York Times and three investigative journalists. The ruling was hailed as a win for press freedom. Trump is suing the reporters’ source, which is still pending in court.



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