# NY AG Letitia James drops the (civil) hammer {On Trump & Family} \[9/21/2022\]

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**Tags:** trump\
**Created:** [September 21, 2022, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-ag-letitia-james-drops-the-civil-hammer-on-trump-family-9-21-2022/971991 "2022-09-21T16:13:24Z")\
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> [@Trump ordered to pay NYT $392,638 in court costs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-ordered-to-pay-nyt-392-638-in-court-costs/996060/):
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> I hadn’t heard about this and couldn’t find anything here. After the NYT printed its exposé on Trump’s low taxes payments, with material from his niece, Mary, Trump sued the NYT and Mary Trump. Court has dismissed the action on 1st amendment grounds, without a trial. And, has ordered Trump to pay close to $400,000 in court costs to the NYT.

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