Russ Buettner
Russ Buettner is a seasoned journalist at The New York Times, specializing in business and finance reporting. He has played a key role in several high-profile investigations, including those related to Donald Trump's financial practices and real estate dealings. His reporting has been instrumental in revealing critical information about wealth and power in the United States, and he is named in Trump's recent defamation suit against the newspaper, which underscores the contentious relationship between the former president and the media.
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The lawsuit against The New York Times named individual reporters including Russ Buettner.
Trump's pending BBC lawsuit on heels of huge wins over media companies
United States· 2025-11-16
The amended complaint accuses The New York Times of defamation, citing two articles published in 2024 and a book authored by Russ Buettner.
Trump refiles $15 billion defamation lawsuit against New York TimesUnited States· 2025-10-17
Russ Buettner is also named in Trump's defamation lawsuit.
Trump files amended $15bn defamation complaint against New York Times | Donald Trump
United Kingdom· 2025-10-17
Russ Buettner is another journalist from The New York Times who wrote about Trump.
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Hungary· 2025-09-20Russ Buettner is mentioned in Trump's lawsuit regarding his reporting on finances.
Súd zamietol Trumpovu žalobu za ohováranie proti denníku The New York Times
Slovakia· 2025-09-20
The suit focuses on the publication of a set of news articles in the New York Times describing his work on the television show The Apprentice and stories derived from the book Lucky Loser by the New York Times reporters Susanne Craig and Russ Buettner.
Judge strikes down Trump’s $15bn lawsuit against the New York Times | Donald TrumpUnited Kingdom· 2025-09-20Russ Buettner is one of the journalists named in Trump's lawsuit.
Un juez tumba la demanda de 15.000 millones de dólares de Trump a ‘The New York Times’ por difamación | Internacional
Spain· 2025-09-19
Russ Buettner is one of the New York Times reporters involved in Trump's lawsuit.
Trump weitet seinen Feldzug gegen die Pressefreiheit aus
Switzerland· 2025-09-18
The lawsuit references a book by journalists Russ Buettner and Sussane Craig published during the same period.
¿por qué pide US$15 mil millones?
Guatemala· 2025-09-17
Russ Buettner is one of the journalists whose articles are cited in Trump's lawsuit.
Trump demanda por US$15,000 millones al New York Times
Dominican Republic· 2025-09-17Russ Buettner is one of the journalists whose book is cited in the lawsuit.
NYT denuncia tentativa de “amordazar” el periodismo independiente, tras denuncia de Trump - Mundo
Paraguay· 2025-09-17Russ Buettner is another Times reporter involved in the articles that Trump is suing over.
Why has Trump filed a $15bn lawsuit against the New York Times? | Donald TrumpUnited Kingdom· 2025-09-17
Russ Buettner is one of the journalists whose articles are cited in Trump's lawsuit.
Trump demanda a The New York Times por $15.000 millones por difamación
Costa Rica· 2025-09-16The named defendants are the New York Times Company, reporters Susanne Craig, Russ Buettner, Peter Baker and Michael S. Schmidt.
Trump announces $15 billion lawsuit against New York TimesUnited States· 2025-09-16