The Washington Post joins Trump’s growing list of media lawsuit losses
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Another media outlet has prevailed in court against President Donald Trump. A federal judge in Tampa, Florida, on Wednesday threw out a $3.8 billion defamation lawsuit filed against
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A federal judge on Thursday ruled in favor of The Washington Post, throwing out a $3.8 billion defamation lawsuit filed in 2023 by President Donald Trump’s social media company, Trump Media and Technology Group.
The judge said in a brief order that Trump's company had failed to provide clear and convincing evidence that The Washington Post acted with actual malice.
Suit stemmed from 2023 Post article that said bank with ties to the porn industry helped fund Trump’s media operation A federal judge in Florida has thrown out Donald Trump’s $3.8bn defamation lawsuit against the Washington Post over an article that said a bank with links to the pornography industry…
A Florida judge ruled against President Donald J. Trump’s defamation claim, stating insufficient evidence of malice by the Washington Post in its reporting on Trump Media’s funding sources.
Another media outlet has prevailed in court against President Donald Trump. A federal judge in Tampa, Florida, on Wednesday threw out a $3.8 billion defamation lawsuit filed against
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