Reference News Network September 18 report - According to a Reuters report on September 17, citing the UK's Financial Times, The New York Times' CEO Meredith Kopit Levien said she would not be intimidated by US President Donald Trump's $1.5 billion lawsuit against The New York Times.
This lawsuit is the latest in a series of legal attacks that Trump has launched against the media during his second term. Previously, Trump filed a $1 billion defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal in July.
Levien said at a meeting of the Financial Times that the lawsuit was legally baseless. This is her first public comment on the matter.
She said: "This lawsuit is baseless. It has no legitimate legal claims. I believe the purpose is to stifle independent news and prevent The New York Times and other institutions from conducting fact-based reporting."
She also said: "There is currently a script against the press... The New York Times will not be intimidated."
The White House has not responded to requests for comments.
According to reports, in this lawsuit, Trump accused The New York Times of maliciously publishing related reports, which are filled with "extremely disrespectful distortions and fabrications" about President Trump.
The New York Times previously responded to Reuters' request for comments on the lawsuit by saying that the lawsuit has no legitimate claims and its purpose is to suppress and prevent independent reporting. (Translated by Zhao Feifei)
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