A federal judge in New York dismissed author Michael Wolff’s pre-emptive lawsuit against Melania Trump, calling it “an abusively presented spat.” The main issue for the court is jurisdiction. Wolff sued Melania Trump last fall in New York State court, accusing the First Lady threatening to sue him for $1 billion in Florida to block publication of his book about her connection to Jeffrey Epstein. Wolff asked the New York court to decide that the accusations in Trump’s demand letter were not defamatory, and even if they were, they would be protected by anti-SLAPP laws. Trump had the case moved […]
