Sept 19 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday struck

Donald Trump's $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New

York Times ( NYT ) over its content.

U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday said Trump violated a

federal procedural rule requiring a short and plain statement of

why he deserves relief, and that a complaint is not "a public

forum for vituperation and invective" or "a protected platform

to rage against an adversary."

Merryday gave Trump 28 days to file an amended complaint.