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Judge dismisses lawsuit brought by author Michael Wolff against Melania Trump
Wolff’s suit aimed to head off billion-dollar legal action brought by first lady over statements linking her to Epstein Melania Trump has won the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by author Michael Wolff designed to head off a billion-dollar defamation action brought by the first lady over statements he made in the media. The US district judge Mary Kay Vyskocil said that Wolff’s claim against Trump under anti-Slapp statutes, which are designed to allow defendants to quickly dismiss meritless, intimidating lawsuits, was “preemptive” and presented in a “somewhat contorted posture”. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Judge dismisses lawsuit brought by author Michael Wolff against Melania Trump, Wolff’s suit aimed to head off billion-dollar legal action brought by first lady over statements linking her to Epstein Melania Trump has won the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by author Michael Wolff designed to head off a billion-dollar defamation action brought by the first lady over statements he made in the media. The US district judge Mary Kay Vyskocil said that Wolff’s claim against Trump under anti-Slapp statutes, which are designed to allow defendants to quickly dismiss meritless, intimidating lawsuits, was “preemptive” and presented in a “somewhat contorted posture”. Continue reading…
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- Judge dismisses lawsuit brought by author Michael Wolff against Melania TrumpThe Guardian - 2026-05-23T14:27:04+00:00
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