Responding to President Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against them, the Pulitzer Prize Board has asked a Florida court to compel Trump to hand over his tax returns, financial records, and full medical and psychological files in a sweeping discovery request aimed at testing his claims of reputational and emotional harm.
The suit dates from 2022 and was in response to the board's defense of prizes awarded to The New York Times and The Washington Post for their reporting of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, which Trump has characterized as false and defamatory.
A spokesperson for the Pulitzer Board told Newsweek: “Just like any other plaintiff, the president must articulate and prove his claims with evidence."
"The Pulitzer Board will not be cowed by the president’s attempt to intimidate journalists or undermine the First Amendment," they added.
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