New York Times Attorney Responds to Trump Libel Accusations

'We published newsworthy information about a subject of deep public concern.'

As Donald Trump was getting ready to speak today at a rally in Palm Beach, Fla., The New York Times was firing off a letter to his attorney in response to the Republican candidate’s request for a retraction of, and apology for, Megan Twohey and Michael Barbaro’s bombshell story. This jarring media juxtaposition was, astonishingly, matched within the hour when Michelle Obama directly and emotionally at a function in Manchester, N.H. addressed Trump’s leaked 2004 remarks to Billy Bush.

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