Maggie Haberman should file a criminal complaint against Trump

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15. He still might

He filed his $15 billion defamation suit against the Times in the Middle District of Florida back in September. It was quickly dismissed with leave to refile because it was an ungodly mess that violated well settled federal pleading rules. He refiled a shorter complaint a month later and there has been procedural wrangling, particularly over whether the florida court is the proper venue for his suit. Meanwhile, back in March -- before the Situation Room article -- he mused about adding Haberman to that lawsuit. The fact that he hasn't yet done so doesn't mean much. The venue issue was just resolved in Trump's favor last week and there is a hearing on the Times motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim scheduled for July 22. He might amend before that hearing just to keep the case alive.