Trump sues niece, NY Times over records behind '18 tax story

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump connected Tuesday sued his estranged niece and The New York Times implicit a bombshell 2018 communicative astir his family’s wealthiness and taxation practices that was based connected confidential documents she provided to the newspaper’s reporters.

Trump’s lawsuit, filed successful authorities tribunal successful New York, accuses Mary Trump of breaching a colony statement by disclosing taxation records she received successful a quality implicit household patriarch Fred Trump’s estate.

The suit alleges Mary Trump, the Times, and astatine slightest 3 of its reporters “engaged successful an insidious crippled to get confidential and highly-sensitive records” astir the erstwhile president’s finances, The Washington Post reports.

Donald Trump claims helium suffered astatine slightest $100 cardinal successful damages arsenic a effect of the alleged activity, the suit reportedly says.

In a statement, Mary Trump said of her uncle, “I deliberation helium is simply a loser, and helium is going to propulsion thing against the partition helium can. It’s desperation.”

A Times spokesperson said the suit “is an effort to soundlessness autarkic quality organizations and we program to vigorously support against it.”