Keep in mind that it was Trump who filed this lawsuit in a NY State Court. He chose the Defendants, he chose the venue.
Did he have other options?
Not being argumentative... seriously. Maybe you know something that I don’t. Always happy to learn something new!
The NYT is headquartered in New York, and I’m pretty sure Mary Trump is a New York resident. What other court would have jurisdiction?
I know that when Dominion filed their defamation suit against Fox, it was filed in Delaware because Fox News Corp. is headquartered there.