Melania Trump Wins Dismissal of Writer Michael Wolff’s Lawsuit
US choose has dismissed a lawsuit filed by creator Michael Wolff towards First Woman Melania Trump. (File Photograph) A US choose has dismissed a lawsuit filed by creator Michael Wolff towards First Woman Melania Trump, ruling that the case was introduced too early and within the improper method, based on The Guardian.
US District Decide Mary Kay Vyskocil mentioned Wolff was asking the court docket to rule upfront that he would win if Melania Trump sued him for defamation. “That isn’t how the federal courts work,” she mentioned in her determination.
Wolff had filed the case in an try to dam a doable billion-dollar defamation lawsuit from the primary girl over feedback he made linking her to Jeffrey Epstein.
In her ruling, Vyskocil mentioned Wolff’s declare beneath anti-SLAPP legal guidelines was “preemptive” and never correctly positioned earlier than the court docket. She mentioned whereas there was a “actual dispute” between each side, it should be dealt with by way of the conventional authorized course of.
“The plaintiff asks for a declaration that, if the primary girl sues him, he deserves to win,” she wrote, including that the court docket wouldn’t take up such a request.
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She additionally criticised Wolff’s authorized technique, saying he tried to realize a bonus by submitting the case in New York earlier than Melania Trump may proceed along with her personal case in Florida. The choose described this as “bad-faith discussion board buying”.
“The end result is easy,” she mentioned. “The court docket won’t be conscripted to supervise an abusively introduced spat.”
Wolff filed the lawsuit final 12 months after Melania Trump’s lawyer warned that she would take authorized motion except he withdrew his statements, which she mentioned brought about “overwhelming reputational and monetary hurt”.
The choose dismissed the case, saying it must be litigated like every other dispute. A spokesperson for Melania Trump mentioned she would proceed to problem what they known as false claims made towards her.
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Melania Trump’s response
Melania Trump has denied any connection to Jeffrey Epstein and mentioned she would combat the claims.
“The lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein want to finish right this moment,” she mentioned in a press release quoted by The Guardian.
“I’ve by no means been buddies with Epstein,” she added, saying that she and Donald Trump had solely been on the similar occasions as him on account of overlapping social circles.
