Donald Trump.
Donald Trump.
  • Donald Trump owes The New York Times and three of its reporters nearly $400,000, a judge ruled.
  • The fee decision stems from a 2021 lawsuit Trump filed against the outlet over stories about his taxes. 
  • A New York judge dismissed the suit in May 2023 and is ordering Trump to pay the outlet's legal fees.

Donald Trump owes The New York Times and three of its reporters nearly $400,000 in legal fees stemming from a lawsuit the former president filed against the newspaper which a judge dismissed last year.

Justice Robert Reed of the State Supreme Court in Manhattan on Friday saddled Trump with a $392,638.69 bill, ordering the former president to pay the outlet and journalists' accumulated attorney's fees and legal expenses.