Michael Wolff is launching an unprecedented legal case against the First Lady.

Melania accused Wolff of making “false, defamatory, and lewd statements” in a letter from her attorney Alejandro Brito, saying he had made “extremely salacious” allegations that have reached tens of millions of people worldwide. The letter from Brito demanded that he retract statements including that Epstein had claimed Melania first slept with Trump on the late pedophile’s private jet—or face being sued for at least $1 billion.

Wolff is using so-called anti-SLAPP laws for the case. The laws ban powerful people from using legal actions to shut down journalism, which are known as Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation.

Wolff said bringing the case was a “difficult decision” and said, “I did not want to be in a lawsuit, but I also am a journalist and have been one for 40 years.

    • pelespirit@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Because he’s suing her because she threatened to sue him if he didn’t take back his remarks.

      tbh, they’re both POS in different ways. I think Wolf is just less of a piece of shit. I saw an interview with him where he said he hung out at Epstein’s house a lot for round table meals, and he also dismissed Guiffre’s claims as being made up. He, at the very least, has a lot of bad takes.