Pulitzer Board Seeks Trump's Tax, Medical Records in Lawsuit (Connecting the Dots: The Pulitzer Prize Board, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Russia Connection & Soros Funding, All Networking)
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Nicole Weatherholtz | Tuesday, 16 December 2025 04:57 PM EST
https://www.newsmax.com/us/pulitzer-prize-trump-lawsuit/2025/12/16/id/1238582/
The Pulitzer
Prize Board is
seeking to force President Donald Trump to turn over years of personal records
— including tax returns, financial documents, and his full medical and psychological
files — in an aggressive discovery demand tied to his ongoing defamation
lawsuit against the panel.
The
request stems from a lawsuit Trump filed in 2022 after the board refused to
rescind the 2018 National Reporting Pulitzer Prizes awarded to The
New York Times and The
Washington Post for
their reporting on alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
Trump has long maintained that the reporting was false and defamatory and that
the board's defense of the prizes further damaged his reputation.
According
to Newsweek,
attorneys for the Pulitzer Prize Board filed a 12-page discovery request in
Okeechobee County, Florida, on Dec. 11, seeking extensive documentation to
evaluate Trump's claims of reputational, emotional, and psychological harm. The
filing was submitted by the law firms Ballard Spahr and Atherton Galardi Mullen
& Reeder on behalf of 20 board members, described as prominent journalists,
academics, and media executives.
If
granted, the request could compel Trump to make private medical information
public, potentially fueling renewed media scrutiny of his health. That scrutiny
comes amid ongoing press attention surrounding routine medical evaluations,
including reports that Trump has undergone at least three "cognitive
exams" this year and an MRI scan, as well as speculation over minor
bruising observed on his hand.
The
board is seeking Trump's tax returns from 2015 to the present, detailed
financial records and what it describes as complete medical and psychological
documentation, including any prescription medications. The filing reportedly
argues that the information is necessary to assess Trump's claims for damages.
The
discovery demand also seeks information related to Trump's prior legal actions
and his allegations that the board's statements affected the 2020 presidential
election.
"President
Trump is committed to holding those who traffic in fake news, lies, and smears
to account, and he will see this powerhouse lawsuit through to a winning
conclusion," a spokesperson for the president's legal team told Fox News.
"This case has always been about correcting the record, revealing the
truth, and vindicating the president and his supporters against the lies told
to the American people by the Democrats and their PR machine known as 'legacy
media.'"
In a
previous statement, the Pulitzer Prize Board defended the awards.
"Both
reviews [of The New York Times and The Washington Post reporting] converged in
their conclusions: that no passages or headlines, contentions or assertions in
any of the winning submissions were discredited by facts that emerged
subsequent to the conferral of the prizes," the panel wrote. "The
2018 Pulitzer Prizes in National Reporting stand."
Trump
has 30 days to respond to the discovery request, either by producing documents,
challenging the scope of the demands, or asserting legal privilege.
Connecting
the Dots:
Pulitzer
Prize Board is the board for the Pulitzer Prize.
Steve Coll is a member of the Pulitzer Prize Board,
a global board member of the Open Society Foundations, was a
managing editor for the Washington Post and the president & CEO
for the New America Foundation.
Jonathan Soros is a global board member of the Open Society Foundations, a director at the New America Foundation, George Soros’s son, and was the vice chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
George Soros is the founder
& chairman for the Open Society Foundations, Jonathan
Soros’s father and was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the New
America Foundation.
Steven L. Rattner is
a director at the New America Foundation and was an economic
correspondent for the New York Times.
David B. Brooks is
a director at the New America Foundation and a columnist for
the New York Times.
Richard R. Burt was
a correspondent for the New York Times and is a director at
the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank) and the Committee on
Economic Development
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee for Economic
Development.
Letitia James is the chair for the Committee on Economic Development and
the Attorney General of New York.
Ellen R. Marram is
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and a
director at the New York Times Co.
New York Times
Co. is a subsidiary of the New York Times.
Lee C. Bollinger was
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and is a member
of the Pulitzer Prize Board.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee
for Economic Development and the Brookings Institution (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
E.J. Dionne is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution
(think tank) and a columnist for the Washington Post.
Robert Kagan was
a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and
is a columnist for the Washington Post.
Washington
Post Co. was the owner of the Washington Post.
Jeffrey P. Bezos is
the owner of the Washington Post, the chairman & president
& CEO for Amazon.com, Inc. and a member of the Breakthrough
Energy Coalition.
George Soros is a member of the Breakthrough Energy
Coalition, a friend of Michael Douglas and was the chairman for
the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank) and the Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace (think tank).
Henry B. Schacht was
an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a
director at the New York Times Co.
New York Times
Co. is a subsidiary of the New York Times.
Jessica
Tuchman Mathews was an honorary trustee at the Brookings
Institution (think tank), the president of the Carnegie Endowment
for International Peace (think tank), an editorial board member for
the Washington Post, the undersecretary at the U.S.
Department of State and is a director at the Nuclear Threat
Initiative (think tank).
Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a
funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Michael Douglas is
a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and a
friend of George Soros.
Ted Turner is a
co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and the
founder of CNN.
Warren E. Buffett is
an adviser for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and
was a director for the Washington Post Co.
Washington
Post Co. was the owner of the Washington Post.
Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a
funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Alger Hiss was
the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think
tank), a director, Office of Special Political Affairs for the U.S.
Department of State and his trial was covered by Murrey Marder a
reporter with the Washington Post.
Gregory B. Craig is
a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think
tank), a director of policy planning for the U.S. Department of
State, the White House counsel for the Barack Obama Administration and
was a lawyer for the Washington Post.
Robert Kagan is a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and is a columnist for the Washington Post.
James F. Collins is a senior associate at the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and was a U.S.
ambassador for Russia.
Jamie S. Gorelick was
a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think
tank), a deputy attorney general for the U.S. Department of
Justice, is Ivanka Trump & Jared Kushner’s attorney
and a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr.
Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a division of the U.S.
Department of Justice.
Robert S.
Mueller III was a director at the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) and a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering
Hale and Dorr, is investigating interference with Russia in
the 2016 U.S. election, special counsel investigating Russian ties in the 2016
Donald Trump presidential campaign, a special counsel at the U.S.
Department of Justice, James Quarles III is assisting him
in the Russia probe, Jeannie Rhee is
assisting him in the Russia collusion probe and Aaron
Zebley is assisting him in the Russia probe.
James Quarles
III is assisting Robert S. Mueller III in the Russia probe
and was a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr.
Jeannie Rhee is
assisting Robert S. Mueller III in the Russia collusion
probe, was a deputy assistant attorney general at the U.S. Department
of Justice and a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and
Dorr.
Aaron Zebley is
assisting Robert S. Mueller III in the Russia probe
and was a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr.
Cameron F. Kerry was
an associate at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, is John
F. Kerry’s brother and a fellow at the Brookings Institution
(think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank) and the New America Foundation.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society and the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations and Jonathan Soros’s father.
Jonathan Soros is George Soros’s son, a
director at the New America Foundation and a global board member of
the Open Society Foundations.
Steven L. Rattner was
a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a director at
the New America Foundation and an economic correspondent for
the New York Times.
Steve Coll was
the president & CEO for the New America Foundation, a global
board member of the Open Society Foundations and is a member of
the Pulitzer Prize Board.
Jay T. Harris was
a member of the Pulitzer Prize Board and a senior fellow at Demos.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for Demos and ProPublica.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Paul E. Steiger is the chairman for ProPublica and was a
member of the Pulitzer Prize Board.
Stephen Engelberg is
a managing editor for ProPublica and a member of the Pulitzer
Prize Board.
Amanda Bennett was
a member of the Pulitzer Prize Board and an executive editor for
enterprise for the Bloomberg News.
Robert Blau is
an executive editor for the Bloomberg News and a member of
the Pulitzer Prize Board.
Bloomberg News is
a division of Bloomberg LP.
Michael R.
Bloomberg is the founder of Bloomberg LP, the founder of
the Bloomberg Family Foundation and was a benefactor at the Harlem
Children's Zone.
George Soros was a benefactor the Harlem Children's
Zone and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Harlem Children's Zone.
Wallis Annenberg is a trustee at the Harlem Children's Zone
and a trustee at the Museum of Modern Art.
Emily Rauh
Pulitzer is a trustee at the Museum of Modern Art, the
president of the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts and was married
to Joseph Pulitzer Jr.
Joseph Pulitzer
Jr. was married to Emily Rauh Pulitzer and the chairman
for the Pulitzer Prize Board.
Thomas L. Friedman was
a member of the Pulitzer Prize Board and is married to Ann
B. Friedman.
Ann B. Friedman is
married to Thomas L. Friedman and a trustee at the Aspen
Institute (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen
Institute (think tank).
George Soros was
the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Walter Isaacson is
the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and
a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation.
Bloomberg
Family Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think
tank).
Madeleine K. Albright was a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a member of the Aspen Strategy Group.
Nicholas Kristof is a member of the Aspen Strategy Group and
a columnist for the New York Times.
David E. Sanger is
a member of the Aspen Strategy Group and the chief Washington
correspondent for the New York Times.
Carla Anne
Robbins is a member of the Aspen Strategy Group and
was a deputy editorial page editor for the New York Times.
Leslie H. Gelb was
a reporter, columnist & op-ed page editor for the New York Times,
a board member for the International Crisis Group and a member
of the Bretton Woods Committee.
George Soros is a board member for the International
Crisis Group, a member of the Bretton Woods Committee and
was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee
for Economic Development.
Letitia James is the chair for the Committee
on Economic Development and the Attorney General of New York.
Lee C. Bollinger was
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and is a member
of the Pulitzer Prize Board.
Ellen R. Marram is
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and a
director at the New York Times Co.
New York Times Co. is a subsidiary of the New York Times.
Jason P. DeParle is a reporter for the New York Times and
married to Nancy-Ann DeParle.
Nancy-Ann DeParle is
married to Jason P. DeParle and was the White House health
czar & deputy chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration.
Crystal Nix Hines was
a reporter for the New York Times, Barack Obama’s law
school friend, a fundraiser for the 2008 Barack Obama presidential
campaign and a fundraiser for the 2012 Barack Obama
presidential campaign.
Resources:
Past Research
Pulitzer
Prize Board to Trump: 2018 NYT, WashPost National Reporting Prizes Stand
(Connecting the Dots: The Pulitzer Prize Board, Washington Post & Soros
Funded Think Tanks Networking) (Past Research on
the Pulitzer Prize Board)
Tuesday,
August 23, 2022
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/08/pulitzer-prize-board-to-trump-2018-nyt.html
WATCH
– Pulitzer-Winning Novelist Michael Chabon Expresses ‘Hope’ that Trump Has
‘Massive Stroke’ (Past Research on the Pulitzer
Prize Board)
Thursday,
June 22, 2017
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/06/watch-pulitzer-winning-novelist-michael.html
How
The New York Times Distorts Shen Yun’s Success in Latest Attack Article
(Connecting the Dots: The New York Times, Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, Hunter
Biden The Aspen Strategy Group & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the New York Times)
Saturday,
January 4, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/search?q=New+York+Times+
Only
Made Possible Though Networking (Past Research on
the Washington Post)
Monday,
June 9, 2014
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/06/only-made-possible-though-networking.html
Washington
Post Fact-Checker Lies About Obama’s Stated Desire to Confiscate Guns (Past Research on the Washington Post)
Saturday,
January 9, 2016
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/01/washington-post-fact-checker-lies-about.html
New
York AG Letitia James Indicted on Federal Charges (Connecting the Dots: Letitia
James, Fannie Mae, Judge Arthur Engoron, Judge Sparkle Leah Sooknanan, Judge
Juan Merchan, Lisa Cook, The Committee for Economic Development & Soros
Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Letitia
James & the Committee for Economic Development)
Thursday,
October 9, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/10/new-york-ag-letitia-james-indicted-on.html
Mexico
to Ban Noem Ad From Public Airwaves (Connecting the Dots: Mexico, El Salvador,
The Washington Post, The Independent Task Force on Immigration and America's
Future, The Breakthrough Energy Coalition & Soros Funding, All Networking)
(Past Research on the Washington Post)
Saturday,
April 26, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/04/mexico-to-ban-noem-ad-from-public.html
Rep.
Burchett Wants Soros, Associate Before House Panel (Connecting the Dots: Jamie
Gorelick, The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), Wilmer
Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, Russia, Letitia James, The Committee for
Economic Development, FBI, CIA, The Open Society Foundations, The Foundation to
Promote Open Society & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace (think tank), Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr & Russia)
Sunday,
August 3, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/08/rep-burchett-wants-soros-associate.html
Judge:
Trump's Asylum Changes Exceeded His Authority (Connecting the Dots: The Judges
That Hate Trump, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, Russia, Russia, Russia,
The Investigators & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think
tank), Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr & Russia)
Thursday,
July 3, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/07/judge-trumps-asylum-changes-exceeded.html
Madeleine
Albright, 1st Female US Secretary of State, Dies at 84 (Connecting Her Dots In
The Soros Network) (Past Research on Madeleine
Albright)
Thursday,
March 24, 2022
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/03/madeleine-albright-1st-female-us.html
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