Judge orders Donald Trump to pay New York Times legal fees after failed lawsuit

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : The judge's ruling included an order for Trump to pay the legal fees of the Times and its reporters.
44% : Among those articles was one headlined, "Trump Engaged in Suspect Tax Schemes as He Reaped Riches from His Father."
39% : "Reed maintained the requested amount was "reasonable," citing the "complexity of the issues" in the suit, the experience and ability of the defenses' attorneys, the amount in damages Trump sought and the defense attorney's success in getting the case dismissed.
31% : Trump in 2021 sued his niece, Mary Trump, The Times and three of its reporters over a 2018 investigation into his taxes that included confidential tax records.
28% : Jan. 12 (UPI) -- A New York judge on Friday ordered Donald Trump to pay the New York Times nearly $400,000 in legal fees following his failed lawsuit against the newspaper.
27% : Trump opposed the amount of money the Times requested, arguing the legal work included "unjustified or duplicative work and exorbitant hourly rates.
18% : In his suit, in which he sought $100 million in damages, Trump accused Times reporters of having a "personal vendetta" against him and engaging in an "insidious plot" to obtain his tax records.

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