The Managing Director of New York Times Meredith Copit Levien said the company “will not be overwhelmed” by the US President’s $ 15 billion Donald Trump At the expense of the newspaper, Wednesday, known by the Financial Times.

This lawsuit is the most recent of Trump’s legal attacks in the media during his second term, including a July appeal against the Wall Street Journal for defamation.

The lawsuit is legally unfounded, Levien said at a Financial Times conference, in her comments that the newspaper says it is her first public statement on the matter.

“The treatment is unfounded. He has no legitimate legal claim. I believe that its purpose is to silence independent journalism, to prevent the kind of reports based on reports that are known for the Times and other journalistic institutions. “

She added: “There is a manual against the press right now … The New York Times will not be overwhelmed by it.”

The White House did not respond immediately to a request for comment.

In a lawsuit filed on Monday, Trump accuses the newspaper of publishing in delinquency articles and a book full of “disgusting distortions and chalice for President Trump”.

In response to Reuters’ request for a comment on Trump’s appeal, the newspaper said Tuesday that his lawsuit contains no legitimate legal claim and aims to silence and discourage independent reporting.