Wolff’s suit aimed to head off billion-dollar legal action brought by first lady over statements linking her to EpsteinMelania 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...

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/23/melania-trump-wins-dismissal-michael-wolff-lawsuit