When someone using their “newspaper” to attempt to harm you with fraudulent reporting, of course you tell them “I am going to sue you”.
If the Newspaper is sure of their facts, and not doing the standard sloppy drive by hit piece, they have nothing to fear of Trump. If the facts are really on their side, what is the Wash Po afraid of?
to attempt to harm you with fraudulent reporting,
That is one very difficult hurdle for a political candidate to surpass.
They were basically told to shut up unless they could put up.
I don't see a problem with that.