New York Times lawyer responds to Trump’s lawsuit threat

This week, the New York Times published a story recounting claims made by two women that Donald Trump groped or otherwise touched them inappropriately without their consent. Trump’s at­tor­neys de­man­ded a re­trac­tion from the New York Times, say­ing the pa­per’s art­icle about two wo­men’s claims is “reck­less, de­fam­at­ory and con­sti­tutes li­bel per se.” Today, Times attorney David McCraw responded. We published newsworthy information about a subject of deep public concern. If Mr. Trump disagrees, if he believes that American citizens had no right to hear what these women had to say and that the law of this country forces us and those who would dare to criticize him to stand silent or be punished... we welcome the opportunity to have a court set him straight.